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Sensory Friendly Morning at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

Join us at the Nature Museum for a sensory friendly morning event for guests with disabilities and Veterans to explore our exhibits and experiences in a relaxed and accepting environment […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly

Everyone at Play at Kohl Children’s Museum

Kohl Children's Museum 2100 Patriot, Glenview

Kohl Children's Museum welcomes children with disabilities and their families for an afternoon of learning and play focused on them. Our Museum campus is designed for universal accessibility with a […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Pay What You Can at WHITE ROOSTER

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

You are invited to see the World Premiere of WHITE ROOSTER at Lookingglass Theatre Company. From the weird brain of Matthew Yee comes White Rooster, a story of love, grief, […]

  • Pay What You Can

WHITE ROOSTER – Pay What You Can Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

WHITE ROOSTER World Premiere Written and Directed by Matthew C. Yee WHITE ROOSTER is a darkly funny tale of love, loss and the strange things we inherit. After a family […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Pay What You Can
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Poetry Center Presents BLUE HOUR at Haymarket House

Haymarket House 800 W. Buena, Chicago

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Our March featured readers are April Gibson and Mira Cameron. Each event takes […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Two Sisters and a Piano – Open-Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Trapped under house arrest, novelist Maria Celia and her sister Sofia can still hear the rumors of the Russians’ departure from Cuba in 1991. While awaiting news from Maria Celia’s […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Braille Programs
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork: Virtual Series

Zoom

Disability Justice Grounded Birthwork - Starting Friday March 20th, 2026, 12 - 2:30pm CST via Zoom is a: 12 week series (10 weeks of content; 2 weeks of community building) […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Captioning
  • English Captioning
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services
  • Virtual
  • Virtual Event

Hands Up! Don’t Go There at NEIU Stage Center

Northeastern Illinois University Stage Center 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Building F, Chicago

Hands Up! Don’t Go There brings together seasoned performers with and without disabilities to share profound and deeply moving personal stories. The performance explores topics people often avoid—experiences that are […]

  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sighted Guide
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Two Sisters and a Piano – Subtítulada en Español (Spanish Subtitled) at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Sinopsis: Atrapadas bajo arresto domiciliario, la novelista María Celia y su hermana Sofía escuchan rumores sobre la partida de los rusos de Cuba en 1991. Mientras esperan noticias del esposo […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Braille Programs
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Spanish captioning
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Hands Up! Don’t Go There at NEIU Stage Center

Northeastern Illinois University Stage Center 5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Building F, Chicago

Hands Up! Don’t Go There brings together seasoned performers with and without disabilities to share profound and deeply moving personal stories. The performance explores topics people often avoid—experiences that are […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

WHITE ROOSTER – Mask Required Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

WHITE ROOSTER World Premiere Written and Directed by Matthew C. Yee WHITE ROOSTER is a darkly funny tale of love, loss and the strange things we inherit. After a family […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible