If you have a disability, leaving your home can be an adventure. What you will find on this award-winning site is everything you as a person with a disability, senior, family member friend or caregiver need to know so you can enjoy all the wonderful opportunities that Virginia has to offer. This website is the only one of its kind in the United States.

The Duke Family (Bill, Cheryl, Paul, and Caitlin) know the difficulties of disability travel from experience. We're a family with three out of four of our members having disabilities and have dealt with access issues for over 40 years. We learned quickly that accessibility is in the eye of the beholder. Even with the Americans with Disabilities Act, universal access is not a reality. Almost 25 years ago we formed a nonprofit organization, the Opening Door, Inc., to provide detailed, objective cross-disability access information about Virginia businesses and facilities.

Our goal is for you to have the information necessary for making informed choices and not to have to call ahead for information. We've been there, done that. Our mission is access and independence through information. Whether you're going shopping, eating out, taking care of business, or planning a night on the town, an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, or a vacation, we want you to have knowledge on how a facility is accessible for your specific needs.

We know you may also need guidance on other resources, for example travel and accident insurance or equipment repair or rental. You will find a comprehensive section on this topic as well.

We don't receive any state funding, and this web site is maintained through your donations and the support of our corporate sponsors. So if this site is helpful to you, please support it with a modest donation so we can continue to open doors to persons with hearing, visual, mobility, and cognitive disabilities so everyone can enjoy Accessible Virginia.

This site is done by people having physical or sensory disabilities for persons with disabilities. The listings on this site accepted the invitation to be part of Accessible Virginia. Data was obtained by on-site visits or accessibility questionnaires. On-site assessments were done by occupational, physical, or recreational therapists with persons with disabilities checking the assessments for accuracy.

All listings were accurate and verified at the time of uploading this site. The Opening Door, Inc. is not responsible for any changes occurring after April 2, 2010. Listings on this site does not imply any endorsement by The Opening Door, Inc., the Virginia Tourism Corporation, or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Photos are courtesy of the Virginia Tourism Corporation unless otherwise noted.

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