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The Color Purple – Open-Captioned Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life, hope and the […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Spanish captioning
  • Touch Tour

The Color Purple – ASL Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life, hope and the […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices

Shamilton at Second City

Donny's Skybox at the Second City 230 W North Avenue, Chicago

Ever heard of this show "Hamilton"? Shamilton is just like that, but (ahem) better! Expect the same level of hip hop, incredible songs, moving storytelling, stunning choreography and powerhouse singing... […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo at Lincoln Park Zoo

LIncoln Park Zoo 2400 N Cannon Drive, Chicago

Sunday, July 20 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Sensory-Friendly Day at Farm-in-the-Zoo is a free program for all people who benefit from visiting the zoo without crowds and other sensitive environmental elements. […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Full Radius Midwest Dance Training Series at University of Illinois Chicago & Loyola Park

University of Chicago 1640 Roosevelt Rd, Chicago

Integrated dance for people with and without disabilities, led by renowned educator Douglas Scott (Atlanta, GA). Friday, July 25 - $30: check-in 3:30, 4:00 - 6:30 pm Community Workshop on […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Masks Required

Chicago Premiere of LIFE AFTER at Gene Siskel Film Center

Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N State St, Chicago

Sundance-award winning documentary LIFE AFTER, directed by Reid Davenport, is coming to Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center on July 27 at 3:00PM! The screening, in partnership with FWD-Doc, is followed […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Summer Screenings 2026 – A Date for Mad Mary

Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark St, Chicago

Directed by Darren Thornton Countries Ireland Year 2016 Synopsis Released after a short stint in prison, Mary finds everything and everyone around her changed. Her best friend Charlene is engaged, […]

  • Captioning
  • Free Event
  • Image Descriptions
  • In Person
  • Large Print Programs
  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Art of Being: Move with Waterways

River Esplanade Park 401 E River Dr., Chicago

Along with the Chicago River, sway and dance with the wind, light, and grasses, finding symbiotic nature within and around yourself in a city!! Asian Body Therapist Jennifer O"Hara and […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of Farmington, Maine’s 43rd Annual Chester Greenwood Day Devised by the Members of the Meaningful Action Theatre Company and Produced by David New”

The Factory Theater 1623 West Howard, Chicago

Co-Produced by The Factory Theater and Unheard Of Company, be the first to witness this new devised piece of documentary theater from The Meaningful Action Theatre Company in their debut […]

  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Hershey Felder’s Rachmaninoff and the Tsar – Open Caption Performance at Writers Theatre

Writers Theatre 325 Tudor Ct, Glencoe

OPEN CAPTION PERFORMANCE! $30.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE USE PROMO CODE: WTOC2526 Performance on Thursday, Saturday 04 at 7:30pm. If you experience any issues with this promo code, please reach out to the […]

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