Accessibility

Additional Offerings

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• Service Animals

  The Henry Ford abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and allows service animals — that is, animals trained to perform specific tasks for an individual with a disability — into all public areas. Dogs and miniature horses are the only animals recognized as service animals by federal and state law. Service animals must be kept under control at all times. They must be harnessed, leashed or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the animal’s work or the owner’s disability. In such cases, the owner must maintain control of the animal through voice, signal or other effective controls.

  The owner of a service animal may be asked to remove the animal from the premises if the animal is out of control or not housebroken. If the animal's behavior warrants its removal from The Henry Ford, the animal's handler can continue their visit without the animal. Please note that service animals will be in close proximity to animals in Greenfield Village, including horses, sheep and chickens.

  The Henry Ford abides by the ADA regarding the admission of service animals because they perform a specific job. However, animals such as “comfort animals,” “therapy animals,” “companion animals," or “emotional support animals” are not service animals as defined by the ADA because they are not trained to perform a specific task for an individual with a disability. Therefore, they are not allowed into The Henry Ford.

  The Henry Ford allows service dogs in training with the following exceptions: 1) service dogs in training must be at least one year old, and 2) service dogs in training are permitted only in Henry Ford Museum, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Giant Screen Experience and the Benson Ford Research Center. Service dogs in training are not permitted in Greenfield Village due to the close proximity of our farm animals. Service animals in training are required to be under control at all times.




• Nursing Parents

  The Henry Ford offers the following resources to nursing parents:

  • In accordance with Michigan's “Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Act,” mothers may nurse their babies in any public space across our venues.
    
    Private nursing rooms are located in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village. Mamava Lactation Pods are also located near the east entrance of the museum and inside A Taste of History restaurant in the village.