Welcome to the Access Program for Travelers with Disabilities

With initial funding provided by the American Express Foundation, Big Apple Greeter launched its Access Program in 1993 to serve the needs of travelers with disabilities and to provide volunteer opportunities for New Yorkers with disabilities.  Other major donors to our Access Program have included JP Morgan Chase, Con Edison, and Verizon.

To date we have welcomed over 1500 visitors with disabilities and their travel companions. Click here for our Access Reference Guide, developed to assist travelers with disabilities visiting New York City.

In cooperation with the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York, we began Sensitivity Awareness sessions for staff and volunteers, designed to heighten awareness about disabilities so Greeters are better able to assist visitors with disabilities to make their trip to New York City wonderful and memorable. In addition, Big Apple Greeter has recruited and trained over 50 volunteer Greeters who themselves have disabilities and want to share their love of New York City with visitors.

If you are a New Yorker with a disability and would like to know more about becoming a Greeter, click here.

Submit your request to meet a Greeter by filling in the Visit Request Form.

Disability is Not Inability.

Access Program Contact:             

Telephone: 212-669-3602

Fax: 212-669-3685

TTY: 212-669-8273

access@bigappplegreeter.org

Photo: Arthur Gold

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