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ACCESSIBILITY

ADA Accessible Locations for Inaugural Events on January 20, 2009

Parade Route:

The following ADA accessible locations will be open all day. All locations will have sign language interpreters and the section at Freedom Plaza will have audio description services.

  • North side of Pennsylvania Ave. between 4th St. and 6th St. (27 ft. deep x 63 ft. wide)
  • South side of Pennsylvania Ave. between 4th St. and 6th St. (10 ft. deep x 52 ft. wide)
  • North side of Pennsylvania Ave. between 7th St. and 9th St. (30 ft. deep x 50 ft. wide)
  • South side of Pennsylvania Ave. between 13th St. and 15th St. (20 ft. deep x 30 ft. wide)
  • Freedom Plaza (30 ft. deep x 62 ft. wide, 12 ft. deep x 90 ft. wide, 7 ft. deep x 184 ft. wide)
  • Pershing Park (40 ft. deep x 40 ft. wide, 13 ft. deep x 320 ft. wide)

National Mall:

  • The Southwest corner of the entire mall, adjacent to, and east of, the 14th St sidewalk
  • Just east of the sidewalk that runs from the Smithsonian Metro Stop (proximate to 12th St crowd entrance)
  • Just West of 7th St, adjacent to that sidewalk
  • Adjacent to the sidewalk that connects the Air and Space Museum and the National Gallery
  • Accessibility at the Swearing-In Ceremony


Events Calendar

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Walk, metro or bus to the parade-normal roadway access to pickup and drop off passengers in and around the National Mall and in the surrounding area will be unavailable.

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