The Akron Zoo is adding new accessibility features to help make every guest’s visit to the zoo enjoyable. They include a guest comfort station to help people who might feel a little overwhelmed by everything going on at the zoo and a new program that uses touch to teach visitors about different animals.
The Akron Zoo’s director of marketing, Elena Bell, said a zoo can be the perfect recipe for sensory overload. She said they’ve created a comfort station located in the zoo’s Komodo Kingdom Education Center. The room was built with walls that filter out noise and lights that guests can dim. The room also includes furniture and sensory toys that are designed to soothe and entertain visitors.
Bell said the room is for nursing mothers or anyone who needs a break from the zoo’s bustling and busy atmosphere, neurodivergent or not…