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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 pioneering access-oriented theatre. The evening will feature a welcome and summit overview from Co-Founder and Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell, conversation with special guest Andy Slater, […]

  • 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 welcome. Modifications for this event will include limited capacity and streamlined entry with advance registration. Modifications for Calm Waters Include: Limited capacity and streamlined entry […]

  • 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 hockey, soccer, Boccia, amputee soccer, yoga and a See & Touch Prosthetics display. The museum opens at 10 am for Play for All guests to […]

  • 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 to accessibility. In this practical, interactive training, we’ll explore how you can reach a wider audience with accessible marketing content. Certified Professional in Accessibility Core […]

  • 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 investigation. Scandal, secret passages, and slapstick comedy collide as weapons drop, fingers point, and bodies pile up. As suspense builds and betrayal abounds, motives are […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • In Person
  • Wheelchair Accessible

Chicago Poetry Center Presents: Blue Hour featuring Jalen Eutsey + Michelle Penuloza 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 February featured readers are Jalen Eutsey and Michelle Peñaloza. Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) and includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open […]

  • All Gender Restrooms
  • ASL Interpreted
  • Free Event
  • Hybrid Program
  • 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 starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. In the wealthy world of the Upper East Side Setons, matters of the heart are a family affair. Enter […]

  • 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, and relationships torn apart—offering a chance for young audiences to see themselves reflected through a 400-year-old story. In addition to welcoming 20,000 students to weekday […]

  • 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 craft care with others, or grab a beer in the brewery, and listen to tunes. Schedule- 11 am -12 pm- Dance workshop (registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-dance-workshop-at-artsy-antifreeze-tickets-1981585103387?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl) […]

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

Holiday – Spanish Subtitles 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 starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. In the wealthy world of the Upper East Side Setons, matters of the heart are a family affair. Enter […]

  • Spanish captioning

COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA Touch Tour/Audio Described at American Blues Theater

American Blues Theater 5627 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago

COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA by William Inge Midwest town. Forced into marriage due to an unexpected pregnancy, former beauty queen Lola and recovering alcoholic Doc live a quiet life of heartbreak and regret until Marie, a young college student, becomes their border. Don’t miss this in-your-face, intimate staging in the Studio, starring award-winning actors Philip Earl Johnson* […]

  • Audio Description
  • Touch Tour

Hamnet- ASL at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago

Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family. When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Pay What You Can