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Digging Deeper Into Movies: Unsung Movies of 2025 at Alliance Française de Chicago

Alliance Française de Chicago 810 N. Dearborn St., Chicago

By now, we can guess which of last year’s films seem bound for posterity via Oscar ballots, festival prizes, box-office glory, or Top 10 lists. But, as always, some cinematic gems of 2025 missed out on such high-profile recognition—including some top-tier international films that were big deals at home, released belatedly and only briefly in […]

  • Open Captions
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Top Tips for an Inclusive Rehearsal with A.B.L.E.

Menomonee Club Drucker Center 1535 N Dayton St, Chicago

Since 2016, A.B.L.E. has been creating innovative theatre and film projects for, with, and by actors with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A.B.L.E. has built a methodology rooted in fostering agency […]

  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Pay What You Can
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Social Story
  • Wheelchair Accessible

The Bi Wives Club Comedy Showcase at Dorothy

Dorothy 2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago

The Bi Wives Club is a comedy showcase for all outsiders who hide in plain sight. The show is a playful, intimate, and reliably hilarious fan favorite. Audiences praise the […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Sensory Theatre Summit Industry Mixer at Chicago Children’s Theatre

Chicago Children's Theatre 100 S Racine Ave, Chicago

Kick off Chicago Children's Theatre's first-ever Sensory Theatre Summit with us on February 2nd! This celebratory mixer launches a groundbreaking month of workshops and events honoring our 20 years of […]

  • Sensory Friendly

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. Family members and companions are […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Play For All, Adaptive Sports Event 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. Special activities include hand-cycling, wheelchair racing, roller sled […]

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

Digital Accessibility with Emma MacLean, CPACC

Zoom

The ways you communicate directly with your audiences – on social media, through email, on your website, and in your printed materials – can say a lot about your commitment […]

  • Captioning
  • Digital Documents Available
  • Pay What You Can
  • Virtual Event

Beverly Theatre Guild Presents “Clue” at Baer Theater

The Baer Theatre at Morgan Park Academy (2153 W. 111th Street, Chicago 60643) 2153 W. 111TH STREET, Chicago

In this fun murder-mystery play, based on the popular board game and movie of the same name, a mysterious dinner party in 1954 Washington, D.C. turns into a swift-moving whodunit […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Holiday – ASL at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

The 1920s Romantic Comedy Soars to New Life. From Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg comes a sparkling contemporary adaptation of Philip Barry’s classic play that inspired the beloved 1930s film […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Short Shakespeare! Hamlet – ASL and Open Captions at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

Artistic Director Edward Hall stages CST’s first-ever 75-minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless classic. Reeling from grief, the young Prince of Denmark navigates the loss of his father, his mother’s betrayal, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Open Captions
  • Pay What You Can

Unfolding Disability Futures Presents Artsy Antifreeze at The Plant

The Plant 1400 W. 46th St, Chicago

Travel through The Plant on an art scavenger hunt, witnessing works in progress by disabled artists and their allies. Join us for a dance workshop, bring your crafting projects to […]

  • Free Event
  • In Person
  • Masks Highly Recommended
  • Quiet Spaces
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible