Accessibility Spotlight
Nashville is a city that welcomes all. We are proud to highlight businesses across Music City for their commitment to accessibility and inclusion. These businesses are taking meaningful steps to ensure that every visitor—regardless of ability—can experience all that Nashville has to offer. Explore the list below to discover spaces that prioritize comfort, access, and hospitality for everyone.
2025 Accessibility Spotlights
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Museum welcomes mobility devices and offers a limited number of manual wheelchairs to visitors. They offer large print guides, Braille resources and guided tours for visitors who are blind or have low vision (schedule two weeks in advance). They also offer assistive listening devised and ASL interpreters (schedule two weeks in advance). For visitors with autism and sensory sensitivities, they are a KultureCity-certified location, providing sensory bags and a Sensory Room. Service dogs are allowed at all Museum-operated facilities. countrymusichalloffame.org/accessibility
Nashville Zoo
The Nashville Zoo pathways are wheelchair-friendly, and the zoo’s all-inclusive playground is designed to allow kids with and without disabilities to play side by side. Other accessibility features include an adult changing table in a family restroom; a nursing station for breastfeeding; manual wheelchairs and electric scooters for those with mobility challenges; keeper talks translated to Spanish and American Sign Language; an audio tour of several areas of the Zoo; and access to a variety of resources for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other sensory sensitivities, including visual schedules, sensory-friendly maps, fidget toys, ear plugs, ID bracelets and social stories. nashvillezoo.org/accessibility
Sign Language Studios
Sign Language Studios provides ASL interpreters and accessibility services, while also educating the public and advocating for the Deaf and hard of hearing community. They provide interpretation at both Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th and Jack Daniel’s New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash. signlanguagestudiosllc.com
Nashville International Airport | Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program
BNA fosters an inclusive travel experience for all passengers through the Sunflower Program, which allows those with hidden disabilities to discreetly signal their need for additional assistance, patience, or time. Travelers can pick up a complimentary Sunflower lanyard at the Information Center located on the Ground Transportation Level. flynashville.com
Tennessee Tourism Sound Sites
The new Sound Sites program replaces standard image descriptions known as alt-text on TNVacation.com with beautifully crafted song lyrics, allowing travelers using screen readers to experience Tennessee’s landscapes, culture, and spirit through poetic, immersive storytelling. Tennessee songwriters collaborated with blind communities to craft authentic, lyrical descriptions for hundreds of Tennessee images, redefining travel accessibility. Learn more at this short video with audio descriptions. tnvacation.com/for-all
Frist Art Museum
The Frist Art Museum was conceived to be an accessible institution, offering American Sign Language interpreters the first Saturday of the month for the 1:30pm docent walk-up tour and the 3:30pm architecture tour. No advance reservation is required. The Museum also offers barrier-free entries; wheelchairs, canes, and rolling walkers free of charge; large magnifiers and Braille signage for visitors who are blind or have low vision; “Take a Break” sensory kits; and Augmentative and Alternative Communication tools for people who have difficulty talking verbally. fristartmuseum.org/accessibility
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