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The Abilities Expo TV Show!

The Abilities Expo 2019 Update will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television Station Today! Channel 19

Soul Harbour Ranch TV Show!

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

Dancing Wheels TV Show!

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell and Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels will be performing at the Chicago Abilities Expo on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 12 noon.

Soul Harbour Ranch TV Show!

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

Dancing Wheels TV Show!

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell and Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels will be performing at the Chicago Abilities Expo on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 12 noon.

The Momenta TV Show

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para dancers and able-bodied dancers.

The Momenta TV Show

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para dancers and able-bodied dancers.

BLUES IN THE SANCTUARY

St. Martin's 5700 W Midway Park, Chicago, IL, United States

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Annual Fundraiser BLUES IN THE SANCTUARY Featuring Katherine Davis Tickets $40 Doors open 7:30 P.M. 8:00 P.M. Show Time www.stmartinschicago.org Free Parking Across the Street at Frederick Douglass High School! St. Martin's is Fully Accessible.

$40.00

Soul Harbour Ranch TV Show!

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

The Momenta TV Show

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para dancers and able-bodied dancers.

Soul Harbour Ranch TV Show!

The Soul Harbour Ranch:  A Little Slice of Heaven will be shown today on the Chicago Access Network TV. Channel 19 The Soul Harbour Ranch will be bringing their four-footed […]

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Dancing Wheels TV Show! Channel 19

When Ability Meets Disability:  Cleveland's Dancing Wheels will be shown on the Chicago Access Network Television today! Channel 19 Starring Tanya Ewell and Sara Lawrence-Sucato

The Momenta TV Show

Momenta:  An Integrated Dance Company - Chicago Access Network, Channel 19. This documentary starring Stephanie Clemens, Kris Lenzo, and Ginger Lane will be shown today!   Momenta features professional wheelchair para dancers and able-bodied dancers.

Abilities Expo: CHICAGO EXPO

Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center 1551 N Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL, United States

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Life Stages

Sulzer Regional Library 4455 N Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the […]

Free

American Association of People with Disabilities Annual ADA Celebration

Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities. DISABILITY RIGHTS A R E CIVIL […]

$75.00

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Friends Without Barriers

Hall Library 4801 S Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the […]

Free

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Opening Night

Access Living 115 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the […]

Free

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Bottom Dollars

Victory Gardens Theatre 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the […]

Free

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Hearts of Glass

Victory Gardens Theatre 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

Free

ReelAbilities Film Festival: Closing Night

Chicago Cultural Center 78 E Washington St., 5th floor Washington, Chicago, IL, United States

BACKBONES, a local nonprofit serving people with disabilities, is hosting the ReelAbilities Film Festival Chicago every Thursday from July 18th - August 22nd. The festival is dedicated to sharing the human experience of disability through art and film. ReelAbilities will screen a variety of films, workshops, panels, and other arts programming at different venues in […]

Free

Fun4thedisabled Presents: Assistive Technology

This video introduces assistive technology used to communicate by typing, texting and surfing the web with the blink of an eye or the tilt of the head. Three different apparatuses […]

CANTV Presents: Paradancer Joseph Main

This is Joseph Isaac Powell Main. An inspiration who, in his young career, continues to demonstrate through his amazing talent for para dance that anything is possible! It will be […]

Fun4thedisabled Presents MOMENTA on CAN TV

Momenta is a professional dance company with both wheelchair dancers and able-bodied dancers. Three dancers: and choreographers Stephanie Clemens (the founder), Ginger Lane and Kris Lenzo were interviewed about their […]

Counterbalance 2019

Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States
$20

Inclusive Dance Workshop given by Israel’s Vertigo – Power of Balance

Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States

The COUNTER BALANCE Festival, given at the Center on Halsted on September 7-8, 2019, will include an inclusive dance workshop open to everyone on Sunday, September, 8, at 11 am. […]

CAN-TV Presents JPIMain Paradancer

This is Joseph Isaac Powell Main. An inspiration who, in his young career, continues to demonstrate through his amazing talent for para dance that anything is possible! It will be […]

Counterbalance 2019

Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States
$20

Abilities Expo BOSTON EXPO

The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Hall C 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA, United States

Fun4thedisabled Presents MOMENTA On CAN-TV

Momenta is a professional dance company with both wheelchair dancers and able-bodied dancers. Three dancers: and choreographers Stephanie Clemens (the founder), Ginger Lane and Kris Lenzo were interviewed about their […]

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Fitness & Wellness Expo

Shirley Ryan Sports and Fitness Center 541 N Fairbanks Court, Mezzanine Level, Chicago, IL, United States

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Sports and Fitness Center is hosting a fitness & Wellness Expo with Free Classes and Workshops in Boxing Wheelchair Maintenance Flex-Ability Health Screenings Exercise Prescriptions Massages […]

Center Stage for Access and Inclusion/Chicago Lighthouse

Navy Pier 600 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Center Stage for Access and Inclusion Come out to Chicago’s Navy Pier for three hours or amazing music, dance, storytelling, comedy and more by some of the city’s most talented […]

Free

FUN4THEDISABLED Presents Accessible Yoga on CAN-TV

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief to our modern life. This video is being shown in Chicagoland on Channel 19!

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EVERYBODY CAN DANCE AT MOMENTA

Academy of Movement and Music 605 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL, United States

EveryBody Can Dance! is an integrated movement workshop for people with a disability and people without a disability. We believe that the art form of dance is accessible to everyone.  We believe that everyone can dance and that dance is for everyone. Within each of us lies a creative potential for movement. Our workshops use […]

$10

FUN4THEDISABLED Presents Accessible Yoga on CAN-TV

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief to our modern life. This video is being shown in Chicagoland on Channel 19!

Unite4CRT Town Hall Meeting 9/24/2019

Help bridge the gap between perception and reality of living with a disability.  We realize that the general population may not understand the unique needs of the individual CRT user. Our mission is to provide an outlet for CRT Users to share their unique stores and educate through personal experience. Town Hall Meeting Register IN […]

Free
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CAN-TV Presents-PARADANCER Joseph Powell-Main

This is Joseph Isaac Powell Main. An inspiration who, in his young career, continues to demonstrate through his amazing talent for para dance that anything is possible! It will be shown on Chicagoland's Access Television Network Channel 19!

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CANTV Presents PARADANCER Joseph Powell Main

This is Joseph Isaac Powell Main. An inspiration who, in his young career, continues to demonstrate through his amazing talent for para dance that anything is possible! It will be shown on Chicagoland's Access Television Network Channel 19!

FUN4THEDISABLED Presents Accessible Yoga on CAN-TV

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief […]

FUN4THEDISABLED Presents Accessible Yoga on CAN-TV

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief to our modern life. This video is being shown in Chicagoland on Channel 19!

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FUNFOR THEDISABLED PRESENTS ACCESSIBLE YOGA ON CANTV

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief to our modern life. This video is being shown in Chicagoland on Channel 19!

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fun4thedisabled Presents MOMENTA On CAN-TV

Momenta is a professional dance company with both wheelchair dancers and able-bodied dancers. Three dancers: and choreographers Stephanie Clemens (the founder), Ginger Lane and Kris Lenzo were interviewed about their experience with Momenta since it was founded. Integrated Dance is a new form of dance and requires a strong knowledge of each person's capabilities when […]

Vanessa Harris will be on IHEART Radio Tonight

Vanessa Harris, P.E. founder of fun4thedisabled will be celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month with Art "Chat Daddy" Sims on Real Talk, Real People.                                                               […]

Chicago Cultural Events Input Session-Blind/Low Vision

Cultural Center Washington Room, 5th Floor 78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL, United States

The city of Chicago will be holding listening sessions to obtain feedback from Chicago residents about with disabilities about their experiences at cultural events in the city.  The city wishes […]

Accessible Yoga 2019 Conference New York

Integral Yoga Institue New York City 227 W 13th St, NYC, NY, United States

Yoga of Recovery Founder Durga Leela is honored to be invited to be a returning Guest Presenter at the Accessible Yoga Conference in New York, New York. Durga Leela will […]

$425

Chicago Disability Entrepreneur Resource Forum

MOPD Field Office 2102 W Ogden Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States

Are you an entrepreneur with a disability? Are you looking to start or grow your business? Learn how! About this Event October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which […]

Abilities Expo SAN MATEO EXPO

San Mateo County Event Center, Expo Hall 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA, United States

Chicago Cultural Events Input Session-Deaf Abled

Cultural Center Millenium Park Room, 5th Floor 78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL, United States

The city of Chicago will be holding listening sessions to obtain feedback from Chicago residents about with disabilities about their experiences at cultural events in the city.  The city wishes […]

Unite4CRT Virtual Town Hall Meeting

Attend the Town Hall Meeting for a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Topic:  Barriers to Access-CRT Denials Register at the Link Below:

Chicago Cultural Events Input Session-Physical Accessibilities

Cultural Center Washington Room, 5th Floor 78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL, United States

The city of Chicago will be holding listening sessions to obtain feedback from Chicago residents about with disabilities about their experiences at cultural events in the city.  The city wishes […]

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11th Annual Second City Showdown

Broadway Armory Park 5917 N Broadway, Chicago, IL, United States

Wheelchair Basketball Tournament!!!! Sponsored by the City of Chicago Chicago Park District

CAN-TV Presents: Introducing Vanessa Harris on Channel 27

Vanessa Harris, PE talks about how she founded fun4 the disabled, a website that presents events, resources, activities, people, places, organizations and products to make life enjoyable for people with […]

CAN-TV Presents Anna Kunz: Color Cast on Channel 27

CAN-TV is showing the interview of mixed media artist Anna Kunz during the exhibition of her work, COLOR CAST produced by fun4thedisabled. This exhibit was shown at the Hyde Park […]

Chicago Cultural Events Input Session-Intellectual/Autism

Cultural Center Washington Room, 5th Floor 78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL, United States

The city of Chicago will be holding listening sessions to obtain feedback from Chicago residents about with disabilities about their experiences at cultural events in the city.  The city wishes […]

FUNFOR THEDISABLED PRESENTS ACCESSIBLE YOGA ON CANTV

Accessible Yoga is available to people of all abilities. The benefits of Accessible Yoga and Meditative practices can reduce stress in our modern lives and can provide a peaceful relief to our modern life. This video is being shown in Chicagoland on Channel 19, 21 AND 27!

VANESSA HARRIS will be on IHEARTRadio Tonight

Vanessa Harris, P.E. founder of fun4thedisabled will be celebrating International Day of People with Disabilities with Art "Chat Daddy" Sims on Real Talk, Real People.                                                              […]

Strategy for Access Puppet Video on CAN-TV Channel 19 Chicago

The Strategy for ACCESS Fight Song was written by Vanessa Harris of Strategy for Access NFP and fun4thedisabled.  The song was recorded and made into a puppet video by Mike B, Broadcastking of Los Angeles!  Watch it here! Chicago Access Television Network Channel 19

Chicago Cultural Access Consortium: New Year Access Resolutions

Chicago History Museum 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United States

Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 3:00PM-5:00PM Chicago History Museum, Morse Genius Chicago Room 1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago IL 60614 Registration required FREE, $5 suggested donation at the door New Year Access Resolutions: As we head into the 30th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, join us for an opportunity to make […]

Free

UNITE4CRT VIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETING 6PM CENTRAL

UNITE4CRT'S mission is to provide an outlet for Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) Users to share their unique stories and educate through personal experience.  Help bridge the gap between perception and reality of living with a disability.  We realize that the general population may not understand the unique needs of the individual CRT user. Attend the […]

One Earth Film Fest

Martin L King Room 6550 S Harvard Ave, Chicago, IL, United States
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A Conversation with Comedienne Cherise Johnson on CAN TV Channel 21

#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris has a conversation with Cherise Johnson who is a standup comic and improv artist. They discuss Cherise's life as a performer and how she adjusts while having two invisible disabilities: Cherise has a disorder called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); she also talks about her experience suffering from depression and anxiety. The broadcast […]

Brooklyn Bridge at The Theatre School at DePaul University

The Merle Reskin Theatre 60 E. Balbo Dr., Chicago, United States

ASL Interpreted Performance. When Sasha is assigned to write a report on the Brooklyn Bridge, she ventures around her apartment, discovering the different sides of the people around her and the power of community. Purchase tickets by phone at 312-922-1999 or online at theatre.depaul.edu. Tickets are $5 with code ACCESS. “ASL Interpreted”

$5

“How to Defend Yourself” Access Night at Victory Gardens Theater

Victory Gardens Theatre 2433 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

“How to Defend Yourself” circles around seven college students who gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is raped. They learn how to “not be a victim”, how to use their bodies as weapons, and how to fend off attackers. The form of self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, trauma, confusion, […]

$20

Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 800 E. Grand Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Welcome to a world devoted to the absurd comedy of our endless, human errors! On Saturdays this winter, our cleverly abridged, 75-minute production will have audience members of all ages reeling with laughter. Antipholus and his lifelong servant Dromio find themselves in Ephesus as they search the world over for their twins, lost in infancy. […]

$31

The Mousetrap at the Court Theatre

The Court Theatre 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

The Ralstons’ house becomes lethal when four guests are snowed in amidst reports of a woman’s murder. Agatha Christie’s craft for building skillful twists and shocking turns is on full display in this famed mystery which reinforces the genre as a pillar of classic drama. The Mousetrap is revived in an exuberant staging by Sean […]

$60
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“How to Defend Yourself” Open Captioning Performance at Victory Gardens Theater

Victory Gardens Theater 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

“How to Defend Yourself” circles around seven college students who gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is raped. They learn how to “not be a victim”, how to use their bodies as weapons, how to fend off attackers. The form of self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, trauma, confusion, anxiety, […]

$20

The Mousetrap at the Court Theatre

The Court Theatre 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at (773) 753-4472 or online with coupon code CCAC1920 Disclaimer: $5 off Regular single ticket price only available on tickets toAudio Described and Open Captioned performances during Court Theatre's 2019/20 Season. Cannot combine with other discounts or apply to previous purchases. Not available on special events. […]

$60

Madame Butterfly

Lyric Opera House 20 N Upper Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, United States

Touch Tour begins at 12:00pm. Show begins at 2:00pm. Madama Butterfly By Giacomo Puccini Language - Sung in Italian with projected English translations Running Time - 2 hours, 55 minutes with 1 intermission An enchanting geisha, Cio-Cio-San, loses her heart to an American naval lieutenant and marries him. After he leaves Japan, she waits three […]

$99.00

The Gulf presented by About Face Theatre at Theater Wit

Theater Wit 1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

THE GULF Written by Audrey Cefaly, Directed by AFT Artistic Director Megan Carney On a muggy summer evening somewhere down in the Alabama Delta, two women troll the flats looking for redfish and questioning where their relationship will go next. As passions and tensions flare, the couple must confront what it takes to overcome the […]

$10
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Enchanted Railroad Sensory Friendly Times at The Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum 4100 S. IL Rt. 53, Lisle, IL, United States

The Morton Arboretum is hosting Enchanted Railroad Sensory Friendly Times, a sensory-friendly hour to experience the annual model railroad display on select Tuesday and Sunday evenings during the Enchanted Railroad Exhibit (January - February). Since some people may be overstimulated by the sights and sounds of the Enchanted Railroad, special times have been created to […]

Freedom Ride at the Studebaker Theater

Studebaker Theater 1st FL Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

When the Congress of Racial Equality comes to New Orleans in the sweltering summer of 1961, Sylvie Davenport is torn. Handed a pamphlet and asked to board a Greyhound bus, Sylvie is forced to choose between her academic future and the future of the nation in a story that highlights how far we’ve come and […]

$20

Roe at Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre 170 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, United States

Touch Tour and Audio Description (touch tour starts at 12:30pm, performance starts at 2pm) Conceived in a pizza parlor and argued in the highest court in the land, 1973’s Roe v. Wade legalized abortion—and is hotly debated still today. The complex young women behind the trial—attorney Sarah Weddington and plaintiff Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe”)—embark upon […]

$71

Verboten at The House Theatre

The House Theatre 1543 W Division St, Chicago, IL, United States

The House Theatre of Chicago will offer a Relaxed/Sensory-Friendly performance of our new musical, "Verboten" on February 15th. This original production features punk-rock music and a multi-level story about family […]

$20

Plano at First Floor Theatre

Steppenwolf Theatre 1650 N Halsted St,, Chicago, IL, United States

Open Captioning. First Floor Theatre presents PLANO. First Floor Theater is happy to present an open captioned presentation of our show PLANO by Will Arbury as part of Steppenwolf's LookOut […]

$35

Play for All at Chicago Childrens Museum

Chicago Children’s Museum 700 E. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago Children's Museum, 700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA map  The Museum opens at 9:00 a.m. for Play for All events to individuals with disabilities and their families. During our […]