Accessible AGO
The AGO is committed to providing a welcoming and accessible destination for all visitors. We embrace the principles of dignity, independence, integration and equal opportunity to serve our visitors with disabilities and our community at large.
Read our AGO Customer Service Standards for Visitors with Disabilities
Planning your visit
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WheelchairsThe AGO is wheelchair accessible. Street-level access to the AGO is available through our Group Entrance, open during all public hours. Wheelchairs and walkers are available to visitors on a first-come first-served basis or may be reserved in advance of your visit.
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Support PersonsA support person accompanying a visitor with disabilities will be allowed to stay with the visitor at all times and will be provided with free admission to the AGO. |
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Service AnimalsA service animal may accompany a visitor to all public areas of the AGO. |
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Front of Line ServiceVisitors with disabilities and their guests will be brought to the front of line for immediate service |
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Large print materialsLarge print visitor maps are available at the Information Desk. Other large print materials are available upon request. |
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Assistive Devices and Medical SuppliesWhile the AGO has strict rules on items allowed in gallery spaces, special permission may be granted for assistive devices and medical supplies needed by visitors with disabilities |
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TTY Telephone ServiceTTY Telephone Service is available at one of the pay phones by the AGO Coat Check |
Specialized Tours & Programs
The AGO is proud to offer the following programs:
New Perspectives Tours
New Perspectives Tours 6:20pm, the last Wednesday of the month Education Commons, Weston Family Learning Centre
Multi-sensory Tours
The AGO offers a variety of multi-sensory tours to visitors with vision loss, designed to increase their opportunities to engage with art.
Art in the Moment Tours
The AGO offers a program called Art in the Moment for people with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia and their care-givers. The tours promote conversation through connections to works of art.
ASL Interpreted Tours
The AGO offers American Sign Language tours for visitors who are deaf or have hearing loss. The tours are interactive and are designed to increase visitors' opportunities to engage with art.