{"id":2777,"date":"2023-05-10T14:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tod.org.il\/?page_id=2777"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T12:30:12","slug":"openingevent_accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tod.org.il\/en\/openingevent_accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility arrangements for the opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The Tower of David, Jerusalem Museum is located in a medieval citadel near the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Arrival and parking arrangements<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The main entrance is the original citadel gate, about 200 m after the entrance to the Old City from the Jaffa Gate, in front of the post office.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The museum does not have reserved parking spaces. However, by prior arrangement, you can drive up to the museum gates in a private car and then park in one of the nearby parking lots, Karta or Mamilla.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Public Transport<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">.Bus line 38 to Yitzhak Kariv Street (circular line from the Jewish Quarter).<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">.Bus lines 13, 18, 38 to King David Street<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">.Light rail &#8211; get off at the &#8220;City Hall&#8221; station, and walk east towards Tzahal Square and the Old City (about 500 meters).<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Handicapped toilets<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The museum has two accessible restrooms accessed by a lift, one near the main stage and the other  near the east exit gate.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Elevators<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">There are two new elevators in the museum, one near the main stage to access the exhibition rooms and a second elevator  accesses the intermediate level. In addition, there are lifts that access the toilets, a moat, and the the top gallery.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Entry with a service animal<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">You can enter the museum with guide dogs and emotional dogs.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The exhibition and observatories<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">All the showrooms are accessible, with the exception of the introductory gallery. The room will be fully accessible upon completion of the construction work of the new entrance building.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The observation from the top of Phasael Tower is not physically accessible, but is technologically accessible through 360 photography.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Special accessibility arrangements at the opening event *<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; Escort for the blind<br>&#8211; Audio accessibility &#8211; Bettear<br>&#8211; Adjustable chairs<br>&#8211; Wheelchair seating and companion seating (the number of places is limited)<br>&#8211; Translation into sign language**<br>&#8211; Entry permit for a disabled vehicle up to the entrance gate to the museum (after dropping off the visitor, park in the Karta or Mamilla parking lot)<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">*Immediately at the end of the registration process, you will receive an SMS message with the option to specify which special accessibility arrangements you require.<br>**Translation into sign language is conditional on submitting an application by 23\/5\/23, in addition to noting on the form, please also send the application to the email: <a href=\"mailto:Access@tod.org.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access@tod.org.il<\/a><\/p><div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tower of David, Jerusalem Museum is located in a medieval citadel near the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. 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