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 […]
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 RIGHTS! PURCHASE TICKETS AND GET SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION AT 2019adacelebration.eventbrite.com FAREWELL CELEBRATION OF AAPD PRESIDENT AND CEO, Helena Berger Join AAPD to welcome their new President […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 proceeds will be donated to a different organization in service of those with chronic health conditions. iO Chicago is ADA compliant and is located near […]
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 are discussed: Eyeflite, Eyegaze, and Jabberwocky. They are all handsfree; you can send messages, write papers, and in some cases play games. Available in the […]
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 are discussed: Eyeflite, Eyegaze, and Jabberwocky. They are all handsfree; you can send messages, write papers, and in some cases play games. Available in the […]
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!
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 […]
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. The workshop will feature Vertigo - Power of Balance, who will be coming all the way from Israel. The Center is wheelchair accessible, and the […]
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!
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 […]
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 To RSVP Call 312.238.5001 Sign up for a Fitness Center membership and the registration fee will be waived!
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 performers with and without disabilities! Highlights of this free concert include: Special guest performer Avett Ray, a seven-year-old piano YouTube sensation who happens to be visually impaired […]
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!
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 […]
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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!
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 […]
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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, 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 to get feedback about cultural events at venues such as museums, theatres, music venues, art galleries, festivals and movie theatres. These input sessions will be […]
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 present how Yoga Of Recovery is working in the field of addiction recovery by integrating the wisdom of Yoga and Ayurveda. It is open to […]
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 and abilities. The classes and resources allow the students to turn something that at first seems daunting into something quite beautiful. Tune in tonight!
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, the mountains he's climbed as a wheelchair user, Olympic and championship sports he's been involved in, notable people he's met including Presidents Bill Clinton and […]
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 is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. Meet with […]
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 to get feedback about cultural events at venues such as museums, theatres, music venues, art galleries, festivals and movie theatres. These input sessions will be […]
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 to get feedback about cultural events at venues such as museums, theatres, music venues, art galleries, festivals and movie theatres. These input sessions will be […]
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, activities, workshops, assistive devices, therapy animals, sports, dance, cosplay to the disabled community, their friends and families in the United States and Canada.
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, activities, workshops, assistive devices, therapy animals, sports, dance, cosplay to the disabled community, their friends and families in the United States and Canada.
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 ability challenges, friends and their families.
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, activities, workshops, assistive devices, therapy animals, sports, dance, cosplay to the disabled community, their friends and families in the United States and Canada.
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 Art Center, Chicago, IL in 2018. Kunz' 15th exhibit was designed for a diverse audience to include people with disabilities, as well as able-bodied persons. […]
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 to get feedback about cultural events at venues such as museums, theatres, music venues, art galleries, festivals and movie theatres. These input sessions 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 to our modern life. This video is being shown in Chicagoland on Channel 19, 21 AND 27!
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 B, Broadcastking of Los Angeles! Watch it here! Chicago Access Television Network Channel 19
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
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 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 […]
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 […]
#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 of Mild Ataxic Cerebral Palsy. Included in the interview is a funny sketch Nate wrote for Second City. The broadcast is being shown on CAN […]
#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 […]
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”
#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 census and how important it is that the disability community get counted. #YESWECOUNT This show is broadcast on Channel 19 on Chicago's CAN TV!
“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 census and how important it is that the disability community get counted. #YESWECOUNT This show is broadcast on Channel 19 on Chicago's CAN TV!
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 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 […]
“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, […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 census and how important it is that the disability community get counted. #YESWECOUNT This show is broadcast on Channel 21 on Chicago's CAN TV!
#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 census and how important it is that the disability community get counted. #YESWECOUNT This show is broadcast on Channel 19 on Chicago's CAN TV!
#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 Series. Tonight, and later, and earlier, three sisters (no, not those ones) are stricken with a series of strange plagues. Isabel's got pains. Anne's got […]
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 Play for All events, we invite children disabilities and their families to experience CCM’s playful, multisensory exhibits for a special private hour inside the museum, […]
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, beluga whales and a changing lineup of other favorite animals! This experience is included with general admission. Reserve seat for the low sensory aquatic presentation […]
#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 […]
#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 of Mild Ataxic Cerebral Palsy. Included in the interview is a funny sketch Nate wrote for Second City. The broadcast is being shown on CAN […]
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 provocative reflection on recent events, illustrating the possibilities of collective transformation and radical acts of joy. Torn from the world they know without warning, Isa, […]
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 comes to Theater Wit like you've never seen him before—in the vicious, no-holds barred brutal politics of high school. Richard, picked on because of his […]
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 interactive tours of works in the collection are presented in American Sign Language. This public program is offered primarily for the Deaf community. All visitors […]
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 and a changing lineup of other favorite animals! This experience is included with general admission. Reserve seat for the low sensory aquatic presentation onsite, day […]
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 Formaldehyde Trip, as a point of departure, join a panel of artists and scholars in a conversation about using fiction, fabulation, speculation, and radical histories […]
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 a panel discussion with three of the film's subjects, Judith Heumann, Corbett O'Toole and Dennis Billups, all of whom participated in the 1977 occupation of […]
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 play sled hockey or dance with Auti Angel. It could be the workshops or connections you make with others in the disability community. It's free […]
#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 to fix it with the do-over day. The video is closed-captioned and includes ASL interpretation.
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 and includes ASL interpretation.
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. Let's see what she finds out. This read-along will be shown on CANTV Channel 19. The video is closed-captioned and ASL interpreted.
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 19. The video is close-captioned and ASL-Interpreted.
