In part one we introduced what accessibility and sensory friendly shows broadly entail and discussed some of the financial elements involved with putting on performances at The Smith Center. In part two, we are joined by Melanie Jupp once again, and taking a look at the topic of engaging with sensory friendly companies.
Lisa Carling is the Director of Accessibility Programs at TDF, and helps design and implement services that make theatre performances more accessible to people with disabilities on Broadway, Off Broadway and nationwide. She runs a department that provides autism-friendly, open captioned, audio described and sign language interpreted performances, as well as seating for theatregoers with mobility disabilities. The department assists regional theatres across the country in starting their own captioning and sensory-friendly programming, and provides grants through a partnership with New York State Council on the Arts to state cultural organisation for captioning events that are open to the public.
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