Thursday, March 24, 2016
TDF and Broadway League Launch Theatre Access NYC
Stage Directions: Theatre Development Fund and The Broadway League recently launched Theatre Access NYC, a new website to help theatregoers with physical disabilities or autism and other sensory sensitivities find Broadway shows with the particular type of accessibility service they require. The goal of the website is to provide all theatregoers who want to experience Broadway shows an easy-to-navigate place where they can find extensive information about services in one location.
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This is absolutely wonderful to read. Over the past few years, and I’m sure for other years were I was not aware of the organization, TDF has been doing great things, not necessarily possible without the help of the Broadway League. The first project that I remember reading about were the autism-friendly performances of “The Lion King” and “Mary Poppins”. These types of projects are an amazing thing for the entertainment industry to take note of. This website in particular is great, and could be very useful for movies or theme parks and other types of entertainment, so guardians or individuals with disabilities could prepare for the event and still enjoy it with their friends and families. All people should be able to enjoy entertainment, just as they are able to access all buildings and I think that this website will open a whole new range for what can be made for people with disabilities.
Wow I really like the idea of this website! I think it is extremely important for theatre to be accessible for everyone. People should not be excluded just because they have a disability. My brother is in a wheelchair and I know that it is extremely helpful to know where the entrances are that have stairs and where he can go to get to his seat easily. A lot of Broadway houses are not very accessible and there are very limited places for people in wheelchairs to go, so this website will help point out all of those areas. I really like how they are putting up schedules for special performances so people with hearing loss, vision loss, and autism have a chance and know about performances that are just for them. Theatre can be an overwhelming experience for someone with autism and this website can help people know which shows will be too much of a stimulus for them to handle.
I always love hearing more and more about how theatre, a community we all love, is making steps to open up to more and more of the community. The people of the community with disabilities deserve just as much to enjoy a lovely story and be just as comfortable as those who have no disabilities at all. The idea of a website is great! The fact that there will be an easier way for those with disabilities to find shows that will suit their needs is great! I think that creating a website like this will really bring more of that audience to theatre and widen the population and diversity of people that see shows. Everyone is always talking about how the theatre audience is composed of the elderly, white, rich community but they never really talk about what they can do to bring more diversity to theatre. I think this is a great step in the right direction! by widening the diversity of the audience, theatre makers will be more free to create and more diverse and creative pieces.
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