Does your concert experience feel welcoming to everyone, including people with accessibility needs? At a time when one in six people in the U.S. has some sort of disability, if you’re not examining your accessibility plan, your doors might not truly be open to all.

In this two-and-a-half-hour digital workshop, you’ll discover practical approaches and best practices for both youth and adult accessibility from a panel of orchestra experts. Explore tactics such as sensory-friendly programming, mobility accommodations, and alternate venues, along with strategies to support people with hearing and vision differences. Equip your team to make sure everyone, including people with disabilities, can participate in and enjoy the orchestra experience

Speakers: Miranda Hoffner, Director, Accessibility at Lincoln Center; Rebecca Whitney, Director of Education, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra; and additional TBA

Questions?

Please contact Member Services at member@americanorchestras.org.

The content of this digital workshop was developed by the speakers and the League.

This workshop is made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Additional funding for the workshop is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, as well as by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Photo: The audience at Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s annual Sensory Friendly Concert. Credit: Jonathan Kirn.