Accessibility
Visitors Who Are Blind or Partially Sighted
Listen to a recorded audio version of our property tour.
Visitors Who Are Deaf
Read a text version of our property tour.
Visitors on the Autism Spectrum
We welcome families with children and adults on the autism spectrum. The following resources will help you plan for an enjoyable visit.
Historic Oak View is a 27-acre site with historic plantation buildings and grounds, with lots of different opportunities to learn about and engage with Wake County’s agricultural heritage. Preparing for your visit a few days beforehand can make for a more manageable and enjoyable experience. The following tips will help in your planning:
Visual Schedules
- "My Oak View" Visual Schedule: Download, print, and complete the "My Oak View" Visual Schedule before visiting the park. It includes a make-your-own visual checklist with location and communication cards to prepare and plan for your visit.
- "My Oak View" Park Pack: This pack is available to borrow during our regular business hours. Stop by the Farm History Center before you begin your visit to check out the kit, which includes a customizable visual schedule, maps, sensory-seeking toys, noise-reducing headphones, and suggestions for planning a successful visit.
Social Stories
- Visiting Oak View: Download and print this social story before coming out to Oak View for an independent, self-guided visit.
- StoryWalk® at Oak View: Download and print this social story before coming out to Oak View to enjoy the monthly StoryWalk®.
Sensory Supports
- Noise-reducing head phones and various sensory-seeking toys are available to borrow any time during our operating hours on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply ask a staff member at the front desk of the Farm History Center to borrow them at the start of your visit.
Visitors of Different Physical Abilities
Historic Oak View County Park is an ADA accessible location. There is a marked accessible parking space in the main parking lot and near each picnic shelter. The parking lots and paved paths leading to picnic shelters and the restrooms meet ADA criteria and there are accessible restrooms in the Farm History Center visitors center and carriage house. The restrooms in the visitors center have automatic faucets and have a two step stool for visitors of short stature and children. The Farm History Center Visitors Center entrance is level and most historic building entrances have ramps. The plank kitchen and tenant house have steps. There is a portable ramp available for the plank kitchen (contact park staff to make available). There is a booklet that explains the second floor of the cotton gin house for visitors with mobility disabilities. A booklet with a print version of the exhibits in the tenant house for visitors with mobility disabilities is available upon request from park staff.