Who Dis? A showcase of Chicago's talented health warriors who identify with disability, chronic illness, and with mental health issues. Who Dis? is a benefit show, and every month all […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
DO TO AN EMERGENCY CHAT DADDY HAS CANCELED THIS EVENINGS SHOW.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC), located on Chicago's southside will be featured on Chicago Access Network TV Channel 21. HPAC is an art center for people of all ages […]
In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, an interview with Mark Wellman, para-athlete, Olympian, Park Ranger, and Entrepreneur will be shown tonight on Chicago's TV21. Wellman talks about his exciting life, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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:
fun4thedisabled Presents Free Wheelchair Mission-A Bright Journey Ahead on Chicagoland's CAN TV Station Channel 19!
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 […]
Wheelchair Basketball Tournament!!!! Sponsored by the City of Chicago Chicago Park District
The Abilities Expo is a free, fun-filled Expo designed for people of all ages and ability challenges which is held in eight cities in North America. Introduces numerous innovative products, […]
The Abilities Expo is a free, fun-filled Expo designed for people of all ages and ability challenges which is held in eight cities in North America. Introduces numerous innovative products, […]
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 […]
The Abilities Expo is a free, fun-filled Expo designed for people of all ages and ability challenges which is held in eight cities in North America. Introduces numerous innovative products, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
Chicagoland's Chicago Access Network, Channel 19, will be presenting "My Car Purchase Odyssey-How to Buy A Car if You're Disabled" Tonight!
Vanessa A Harris was the guest on Chat Daddy's "Real Talk Real People Talk Show" during Disability Awareness Month.
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 […]
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 […]
Comedienne and Disability Advocate Cherise Johnson, featured on CAN-TV (fun4thedisableds conversations) will be doing STANDUP at COMEDYSPORT TONIGHT!
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 […]
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 […]
#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris talked to Nate Woogen, local Chicago comedian about his life as an entertainer and writer, and how he is able to entertain while dealing with the challenges […]
#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 […]
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 […]
#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris talks with Karen Tamley, former Commissioner of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and current CEO of Access Living talks about the upcoming 2020 […]
“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, […]
#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris talks with Karen Tamly, former Commissioner of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and Current CEO of Access Living talks about the upcoming 2020 […]
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. […]
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 […]
“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”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 dynamics. Purchase tickets over the phone at (773)-769-3832 or email maddie@thehousetheatre to organize your reservation. Accessible service users can enter the code "ACCESS" at check […]
Warning: the restrooms are not wheelchair accessible here.
#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris talks with Karen Tamly, former Commissioner of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and Current CEO of Access Living talks about the upcoming 2020 […]
#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris talks with Karen Tamly, former Commissioner of the Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and Current CEO of Access Living talks about the upcoming 2020 […]
#fun4thedisabled.com presents Mainstay Farms: Where Everybody Belongs on the Chicago Access Network Television Station--Channel 19!
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 […]
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 […]
Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, USA map Autism Friendly Performance, Sensory Friendly Performance, Relaxed Performance Shedd’s aquatic presentation offers guests an exciting introduction to Pacific white-sided dolphins, […]
#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 […]
#fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris talked to Nate Woogen, local Chicago comedian about his life as an entertainer and writer, and how he is able to entertain while dealing with the challenges […]
This Audio Described performance will feature a Touch Tour pre-show program beginning at 6:30pm. Curtain is at 8:00pm. James Ijames’ New York Times Critic Pick play is a powerful and […]
Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657, USA map Audio Description, Touch Tour. Now is the winter of discontent made glorious summer at Roseland High. Theater's most famous disabled character […]
ASL Interpreted. Join us at the Art Institute of Chicago for the monthly American Sign Language Gallery Talk series. Generally held at 6pm every final Wednesday of the month, these […]
Autism Friendly Performance, Sensory Friendly Performance, Relaxed Performance. TIMES MAY VARY; last presentation of the day. Shedd’s aquatic presentation offers guests an exciting introduction to Pacific white-sided dolphins, beluga whales […]
Edlis Neeson Theater, MCA Chicago, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA map ASL Interpreted. Taking Naomi Rincón Gallardo’s fictional account of Mixtec activist Bety Cariño’s journey through the underworld, The […]
Please plan to join us for our next disability film conversation, in collaboration with Netflix's new groundbreaking disability documentary Crip Camp (streaming on Netflix now with audio description & captions). We'll host […]
Houston, We Have an Expo! Even better than Tex-Mex, the Houston Abilities Expo brings you out-of-this-world opportunities. It could be the products and tech. It could be the chance to […]
#Fun4thedisabled and Children's Books4thedisabled present Julia Inserro's book, the Do Over Day on Chicago's Access Network Television Channel 19!! In this book, all of LAYLA's plans go astray. She wants […]
Fun4thedisabled Presents Reveca Torres, power wheelchair user, and founder of Backbones on CAN TV, Channel 19. Reveca presents 5 tips on remaining balanced during the pandemic. The video is closed-captioned […]
In "My Camel Wants To Be a Unicorn" by Julia Inserro and Tanja Varcelija, our narrator learns that her camel might want to turn into a different kind of animal. […]
Vanessa Harris of fun4thedisabled discusses how mask usage affects people with sensory sensitivity with Susie Redfern of Milestones Magazine. This video is shown on Chicago's Access Network Television on Channel […]
Chicagoland's CAN-TV will broadcast There Once was a Camel written by Michelle Friedman and illustrated by Debbi ScherGeller. This read-along is for a book about a girl who is visited […]
Chicagoland's CAN-TV will broadcast Piano Starts Here by Robert Andrew Parker. This read-along is for a book about the young Art Tatum discovers his passion for piano, and learns to […]
Chicagoland's CAN-TV will broadcast Jilly's Terrible Temper Tantrum written by Martha Heineman Piper, PhD and illustrated by Jo Gershman. This read-along is for a book about Jilly, who learns to […]
Chicagoland's CAN-TV will broadcast Are They Really scary? written by Julia Inserro and illustrated by Tanja Varcelija. This read-along is about a girl who is scared of spiders, until one […]
Chicagoland's CAN-TV will broadcast The Conversation written by Michelle Massie and illustrated by Stella Green. This read-along is for a book about a young wheelchair-user named Cole who has a […]
Chicagoland's CAN-TV will broadcast Just Ask! written by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. This read-along is for a book about a group of children with different disabilities, who come together […]
Two college students discuss how mask usage affects people who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. The conversation will be broadcast on Chicago Access Television Network Channel 19.
#Children's Books4thedisabled Presents:: Just Ask! This is a children's story of kids of all kinds of disabilities. The video is ASL-Interpreted and closed-captioned. The video will be shown on Chicago's […]
