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MadMade Print Fair at Access Living

Access Living 115 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago

Join us for MadMade, a free, one-day event uplifting the creative work of artists living with psychiatric disabilities and mental health challenges. This community-centered fair brings together artists, organizers, and visitors to celebrate art that resists stigma, builds connection, and honors lived experience. MadMade is more than a print fair—it’s a gathering built on inclusion, […]

  • Access Workers On Site
  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Royale: ASL Interpreted Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Jay is a really good boxer, so good they call him “The Sport.” He’s won his last seventy-six fights and has his sights set on being crowned the next heavyweight […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Sol Invictus at Harris Theater

Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph Dr, Chicago

Led by the imaginative choreographer Hervé Koubi, Compagnie Hervé Koubi makes its Chicago premiere with the mesmerizingly kinetic Sol Invictus. Named after the “invincible sun” deity of Ancient Rome, the […]

  • Audio Description

Blue Hour ft. Alyssa Moore + Katherine Gibbel 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. Each event includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets. Pre-registration […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Pay What You Can
  • Virtual
  • Virtual Event
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Royale: Open Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

Jay is a really good boxer, so good they call him “The Sport.” He’s won his last seventy-six fights and has his sights set on being crowned the next heavyweight […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Digital Documents Available
  • English Captioning
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Bailey Swilley’s A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! at The Den Theatre

The Den Theatre 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

New York based writer, comedian and storyteller Bailey Swilley is performing her hit show A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! in Chicago at The Den Theatre on November […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Bailey Swilley’s A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! at The Den Theatre

The Den Theatre 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

New York based writer, comedian and storyteller Bailey Swilley is performing her hit show A Baby For Me? No Thank You, Please! in Chicago at The Den Theatre on November […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Adirondack Chair Circle: OC Matinee performance at Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE written by Stephanie Alison Walker Directed by Pam Mackinnon Banna has it all… Or at least that’s what the other suburban moms think. Beneath the charcuterie boards, […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions

Adirondack Chair Circle : ASL performance at Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Theatre Company 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago

ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE written by Stephanie Alison Walker Directed by Pam Mackinnon Banna has it all… Or at least that’s what the other suburban moms think. Beneath the charcuterie boards, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

A Christmas Carol: ASL Interpreted Performance

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

A Christmas Carol: American Sign Language-Interpreted Performance Friday, December 4 at 7:30pm “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Millions have rediscovered […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Wheelchair Accessible

ASL Performance of A Christmas Carol at The Goodman

Use code SIGN for $50 tickets to the ASL-Interpreted show -- enter the code before selecting the performance Adapted by Tom Creamer Directed by Malkia Stampley “I will honor Christmas […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Home, I’m Darling – ASL Interpreted Performance at TimeLine Theatre

TimeLine Theatre 5035 N Broadway, Chicago

A darkly funny exploration of marriage, nostalgia, and the allure—and delusion—of the “perfect” past. Judy and Johnny are living their dream: the idealized 1950s suburban life. As Judy doubles down […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Sensory-Friendly Performance of A Christmas Carol at The Goodman

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Use code SENSORY for $50 tickets to the Sensory-Friendly show -- enter the code before selecting the performance at https://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/a-christmas-carol-2026/ Adapted by Tom Creamer Directed by Malkia Stampley “I will […]

  • Sensory Friendly

Play For All at Chicago Children’s Museum

Chicago Children's Museum 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago

Play For All invites children and families with disabilities and Museum members to come and experience CCM's inclusive, multisensory exhibits and programs. The museum opens at 10 am for Play […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • Free Event
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Wheelchair Accessible