Facility Access Information
Wheelchair Parking Location
on the norh side of the building
Main Entrance
on 4th St. there are two railings and 12 steps.
Accessible Entrance
on the north side of the building, on Watson Powell, there is a ramp and accessible entry doors.
Accessible Restrooms
All restrooms are accessible
Segways
Segways Allowed
Service Animals
Allowed
Sitting Area Location
in the lobby on the first floor, in the cafeteria on the first floor, in the library reading room on the fourth floor.
Zip
50309
Phone
515-281-1333
The Iowa Department for the Blind serves blind and visually impaired Iowans in the areas of vocational rehabilitation, independent living, residential adult orientation and adjustment center and through the library for the blind and physically handicapped.
We teach non-visual techniques our clients apply to everyday life, and in the meantime increase their confidence as living as a person with vision loss. We talk a lot about accessible technology and alternative ways to do things in a sighted world, and recently we added accessible art to our repertoire.
Tactile artist Ann Cunningham created seven works for the Department's permanent collection that aim to teach those who can't see the concepts of perspective and composition. The artworks are hung on the first floor and the fourth floor in the building and are open to the public to touch.