{"id":20438,"date":"2017-08-15T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T19:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?page_id=20438"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:32:51","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/bugfest\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences strives to provide a fun and friendly educational environment for everyone. Our goal is to make BugFest as accessible as possible, so that the greatest number of event guests can take advantage of everything the festival has to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Venue: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences<\/h3>\n

The festival will include both indoor and outdoor activities. Indoor activities will be located in the Nature Exploration Center (NEC) and Nature Research Center (NRC). Outdoor activities will be located along Jones Street, Edenton Street, and in the Bicentennial Plaza.<\/p>\n

Accessible Drop-off Area<\/h3>\n

The accessible drop-off area will be located near the back door of the NRC. The alley to access this location is located off Edenton Street, just before the entrance to the Green Square Deck. Please see map for more information.<\/p>\n

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Event Information and Accessibility Tent<\/h3>\n

There will be a tent dedicated to General Event Information and Accessibility at the festival, located on the outdoor footprint, near the globe, on the corner of Salisbury and Jones Street. Courtesy manual wheelchair rentals will be available upon request at this tent. There is a limited supply of chairs, and a photo ID is required for reservation.<\/p>\n

Noise Cancelling Headphones<\/h3>\n

Noise cancelling headphones and earplugs are available for free at the Event Information and Accessibility tent with a photo ID.\u00a0 Supplies are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.<\/p>\n

Sighted Guides<\/h3>\n