Getting Started with Access and Accessible Seating and Ticketing

GETTING STARTED WITH ACCESS
Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC)
Thursday, March 26, 2015 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (CDT)
Chicago Cultural Center (use Washington St. entrance)
78 East Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60602

Description
We recognize there are challenges to begin making your cultural space more accessible. Join us to learn how you can make incremental improvements to ensure ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance and a more inclusive and welcoming environment for visitors with disabilities.

Speakers
Jack Catlin, Partner at LCM Architects, Chicago; Betty Siegel, Director of VSA and Accessibility at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.

Sponsored by Great Lakes ADA Center, ADA25 Chicago, Equip for Equality, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), and Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC).

Accommodations
The event space is accessible to wheelchair-users and visitors who need to avoid stairs. Open Captioning and Assistive Listening Devices will be available. For further accessibility information or to request additional accommodations, please contact ChicagoCulturalAccess@gmail.com or call Lynn Walsh at 708-921-1980. We kindly request 2 weeks notice for other accommodations.

Registration Required.

ACCESSIBLE SEATING AND TICKETING
1:30 - 3PM

Description
What do you do if a patron requests an accessible seat plus 3 adjacent companion seats at your performance space? Are your polices and practices current? Join us as we explore this topic and others to learn how the recent changes to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) regulations impact your seating and ticketing policies.

Speaker
Betty Siegel, Director of VSA and Accessibility at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Reservations Required.

Sponsored by Great Lakes ADA Center, Equip for Equality, ADA25 Chicago, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), and Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium (CCAC).

Accommodations The event space is accessible to wheelchair-users and visitors who need to avoid stairs. Open Captioning and Assistive Listening Devices will be available. For further accessibility information or to request additional accommodations, please contact ChicagoCulturalAccess@gmail.com or call Lynn Walsh at 708-921-1980. We kindly request 2 weeks notice for other accommodations.