Educational materials are offered free to groups. The theater is accessible to wheelchair users. There is an assistive listening system at Discovery Theater presentations held in Baird Auditorium in the Museum of Natural History building. Visitors may access the system by activating the telecoils in their hearing aids. There is no audio amplification system for Discovery Theater presentations in the theater in the Arts and Industries Building.
Audio description is provided on advance request.
Although much of the material presented in the theater is improvisational, printed scripts may be available for some programs. Visitors using the escalators to exit the station should take the National Mall exit. The elevator is located at the station's Independence Avenue exit, at 12th Street S.W., less than two blocks west of the Arts and Industries Building, along sidewalks with curb ramps.