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Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley – Open-Captioned Performance

DePaul University Cortelyou Commons 2324 N Fremont St, Chicago

Following critically acclaimed runs in New York City and London, TimeLine will create a site-specific, immersive Chicago premiere of the american vicarious’ imagining of the historic debate between James Baldwin […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Captioning
  • English Captioning
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Calm Waters at the Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium 1200 S DuSable Lak Shore Dr,, Chicago

Calm Waters is an exclusive event for guests with disabilities and Veterans to explore Shedd Aquarium’s exhibits and experiences in a comfortable and accepting environment. Modifications for this event will […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Lobby Hero at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

Written by Kenneth Lonergan Directed by Nate Santana It’s the graveyard shift at a high-rise, apartment lobby in Manhattan. A rudderless security guard, his demanding supervisor, a rookie cop, and […]

  • In Person
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Betrayal – ASL Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal triangle” in Susan V. Booth’s […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Betrayal – Audio-Described Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal triangle” in Susan V. Booth’s […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Touch Tour

Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley – Audio Described Performance

DePaul University Cortelyou Commons 2324 N Fremont St, Chicago

Following critically acclaimed runs in New York City and London, TimeLine will create a site-specific, immersive Chicago premiere of the american vicarious’ imagining of the historic debate between James Baldwin […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Captioning
  • English Captioning
  • Open Captions
  • Touch Tour

A LIE OF THE MIND – Raven Theatre (Touch Tour & Audio Description)

Raven Theatre 6157 N Clark, Chicago

The full moon over the highway. A pay phone call in the middle of the night. And a terrible act of violence that forever changes the trajectory of eight people’s […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Betrayal – Open-Captioned Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal triangle” in Susan V. Booth’s […]

  • Open Captions
  • Spanish captioning

Family Day | Future Past

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

Designed for children under 12 and their grown-ups, MCA Family Days invite our youngest visitors to be the museum’s artists, thinkers, and collaborators. Witness an artist’s first creation. Experience inspiration […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Dylan Mulvaney: Paper Doll at The Den Theatre

The Den Theatre 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

When Dylan Mulvaney came out as a woman online, she was a viral sensation almost overnight, emerging as a trailblazing voice on social media. Join Chicago Humanities as Mulvaney pulls […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices

A LIE OF THE MIND – Raven Theatre (Captions)

Raven Theatre 6157 N Clark, Chicago

The full moon over the highway. A pay phone call in the middle of the night. And a terrible act of violence that forever changes the trajectory of eight people’s […]

  • Closed Captions

Low Sensory Morning at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum 2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

Join us at the Nature Museum for a low sensory 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
  • Sensory Friendly

The Listeners at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, the renowned composer/librettist team, tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad by an unending, low-frequency hum that she hears. In desperation, she […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Touch Tour
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson on Abundance at UIC Dorin Forum

UIC Dorin Forum 1213 S Halsted St, Chicago

After years of refusing to build sufficient housing, the entire country has a national housing crisis. After years of slashing immigration, we don’t have enough workers. The list goes on. […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

The Listeners at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, the renowned composer/librettist team, tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad by an unending, low-frequency hum that she hears. In desperation, she joins a community organization, “The Listeners,” formed to discover the origin of the noise and destroy it. The group becomes frighteningly cult-like, ultimately leading to […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Braille Programs
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Calm Waters at the Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium 1200 S DuSable Lak Shore Dr,, Chicago

Calm Waters is an exclusive event for guests with disabilities and Veterans to explore Shedd Aquarium’s exhibits and experiences in a comfortable and accepting environment. Modifications for this event will include limited capacity and streamlined entry with advance registration. Accessibility & Modifications for Calm Waters Include: Limited capacity and streamlined entry with advance registration A […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

La Boheme at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago
Event Series La Boheme

Puccini brings unique beauty and sensitivity to this tale of young lovers in 19th-century Paris. With the famous arias of the ardent poet Rodolfo, the fragile seamstress Mimì, and the good-hearted party-girl Musetta, matched perfectly to the romance and heartbreak of this universal story. This event will include audio description, soundshirt, and a touch tour […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Kaneza Schaal, KLII

Museum of Contemporary Art 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago

KLII exorcizes the ghost of King Leopold II, the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, in a mytho-biographical performance by theater-maker Kaneza Schaal. […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services