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Margaret Atwood: Book of Lives at Chicago Humanities

Francis W. Parker School 330 W Webster Ave, IL

Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents – entomologist father, dietician mother – Atwood spent most of each year in the wild forest of northern Quebec. This childhood was unfettered and nomadic, sometimes isolated (on her eighth birthday: ‘It sounds forlorn. It was forlorn. It gets more forlorn.’), but also thrilling and beautiful. From this […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

FREE ASL DOCENT-LED TOUR at National Museum of Puerto Rican Art & Culture

National Museum Of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture 3015 W Division St, Chicago

Join us for a FREE docent-led tour with ASL interpretation designed to ensure everyone can fully enjoy and engage with our exhibitions. This special tour will provide deeper insights into the art and stories on view, while making the experience accessible to our Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

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

Jill Lepore with Peter Sagal: We the People at Chicago Humanities

Francis W. Parker School 330 W Webster Ave, IL

At a time when many Americans believe the U.S. Constitution to be under threat — but disagree about the nature of that threat — bestselling author and Harvard professor Jill Lepore joins NPR host and civics enthusiast Peter Sagal to ask: Can this Constitution be saved? In We the People, her new history of the […]

  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Open Captions

Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars – Open-Captioned Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

Motherhood, marijuana, and the multiverse collide in this Chicago-set story of family, immigration, and American identity. Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best to hold everything together—working hard, raising her tween daughter Stella, caring for an aging father, and supporting her under-employed ex-husband. But when she applies for U.S. citizenship ahead of a […]

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

Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars – Open-Captioned Performance at Lookingglass Theatre

Lookingglass Theatre 163 E Pearson St, Chicago

Motherhood, marijuana, and the multiverse collide in this Chicago-set story of family, immigration, and American identity. Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best to hold everything together—working hard, raising her tween daughter Stella, caring for an aging father, and supporting her under-employed ex-husband. But when she applies for U.S. citizenship ahead of a […]

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

Revolution(s) – Open-Captioned Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands on the wheel of history. When soldier and aspiring musician Hampton Weems comes home from Afghanistan, he finds the South Side of Chicago is also occupied territory—and he’s accidentally joined […]

  • Open Captions

Frankenstein (ASL Interpreted) at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

Following a sold-out run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater this spring, A.B.L.E.—Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations is thrilled to bring their acclaimed adaptation of Frankenstein back to life this fall at Theater Wit for a strictly limited engagement. Music journalist Roberta Walton (Ryan Foley) has journeyed to derelict punk club The Arctic to cover its demise, […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly

Medea at Lyric Opera

Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago

A tale of infidelity & revenge like no other. Accessibility: Audio Description, Touch Tour, Sound Shirt https://www.lyricopera.org/ace-configuration/smartseat-reserve/?itemNumber=18957#/ 

  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Large Print Programs
  • Touch Tour

Gazelle Screening at the Chicago International Film Festival

AMC NEWCITY 14 1500 N Clybourn Ave c301, Chicago

Gazelle Screening DIRECTED BY Nadir Sarıbacak, Samy Pioneer COUNTRIES U.S., Turkey RUN TIME 103 minutes SYNOPSIS In this tense, timely, and poignant drama, Yakup, a beloved music teacher and Turkish dissident, has fled his country for fear of political persecution and is seeking asylum in the U.S. While working in the kitchen of a New […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Audio Description
  • Closed Captions
  • Open Captions

The 6th Annual Danny Awards via Livestream

The Town Hall 123 W. 43rd St, New York

Daniel's Music Foundation proudly presents the 6th Annual Danny Awards, an annual, global award show that recognizes the incredible contributions of artists with disabilities to the world of music. Enjoy powerful performances by the top ten award recipients, selected by a panel of judges comprised of musicians and industry professionals. Talented vocalists, instrumentalists, bands and […]

  • ASL Interpreted
  • Audio Description
  • Braille Programs
  • Closed Captions
  • Hybrid Program
  • Live captioned by CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services

Revolution(s) – ASL Performance at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands on the wheel of history. When soldier and aspiring musician Hampton Weems comes home from Afghanistan, he finds the South Side of Chicago is also occupied territory—and he’s accidentally joined […]

  • ASL Interpreted

Frankenstein (Audio Described) at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont, Chicago

Following a sold-out run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater this spring, A.B.L.E.—Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations is thrilled to bring their acclaimed adaptation of Frankenstein back to life this fall at Theater Wit for a strictly limited engagement. Music journalist Roberta Walton (Ryan Foley) has journeyed to derelict punk club The Arctic to cover its demise, […]

  • Audio Description
  • Digital Documents Available
  • In Person
  • Masks Required
  • Open Captions
  • Sensory Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible