Inclusive, Accessible Arts Education for Everyone
At Making Light Productions, every student is welcome. Our classes are designed for children, teens, and adults of all abilities — with adaptive supports and a compassionate team that believes in nurturing talent in every form.
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Sensory-friendly options available
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Adaptive teaching methods
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Peer-supported community
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Proud partners of Future Pathways and SUFS
Inclusion is at the heart of Making Light. We believe the arts belong to everyone, and our programs are open to people of all abilities. We work to reduce barriers to participation through inclusive teaching practices, individualized support, scholarships, and flexible funding options. Neurodivergent, disabled, and neurotypical students learn and create together, and we are committed to helping families find a path to participation regardless of disability or financial circumstances. Making Light is also a direct provider for Step Up For Students and accepts eligible FES-UA and PEP funding for approved classes and private lessons.
Making Light Productions is committed to providing people with disabilities equal access to our programs, activities, performances, and facilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability and work with students, families, audience members, volunteers, and employees to identify reasonable accommodations and reduce barriers to meaningful participation.
Our community includes people with different abilities, identities, backgrounds, communication styles, and ways of learning. Discrimination, harassment, and bullying are not tolerated. We seek to create an environment in which each person is treated with dignity, receives the support needed to participate, and has meaningful opportunities to learn, create, perform, contribute, and lead.
Accommodations at Making Light
Some of these accommodations include sensory and mobility modifications and providing sensory-friendly performances. A few of the accommodations available to individuals who need them are listed below. If you require additional assistance, please contact us and we will do everything we can to accommodate your needs.
Mobility Disabilities
Wheelchair access is available at all three entrances. We offer wheelchair-accessible seating on the front two rows of our theater. Depending on the size of the wheelchair, up to ten spaces are available per show. ADA seating options are available when purchasing tickets.
Parking
Parking spaces are available for patrons with disabilities directly outside the theater.
Restrooms
Individual, single-user wheelchair-accessible restrooms are available in the theater.
Sign Language Interpretation
If you require ASL interpretation for one of our shows, please contact us.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for students in need of financial assistance. For more information about scholarships please visit this page.
Assistive Listening Devices
Assistive listening systems are available during shows for audience members who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Please contact us for more information.
Accessible Show Programs
Our programs will be both printed and digital and may be accessed via our website in a format that can be enlarged as needed or viewed with a screen reader.
Sensory-Friendly Performances
Select performances are designated as sensory-friendly. Accommodations will vary by the show, but may include:
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A private room for congregating before the show
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Special reserved seating
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A pre-show and post-show question and answer period
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A helpful social story or show summary to prepare your child for their experience
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Leaving some of the house lights on
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Lowering the music volume
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The dance studio will be available for movement breaks
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Audience members are welcome to vocalize.
Making Light Productions Inclusion Statement
Making Light Productions has inclusion at the heart of our core values and we welcome diverse backgrounds, beliefs and abilities.
We want to offer you the best arts experience possible. Please contact Accessibility Coordinator, Juliet Yaques, at juliet@makinglightproductions.org with any questions.
Accessibility Statement for Making Light Productions website
This is an accessibility statement from Making Light Productions, Inc.
Conformance status
Making Light Productions is committed to providing an accessible website and aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at Level AA. We continue to review our website and welcome feedback about any accessibility barriers visitors encounter.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Making Light Productions website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Making Light Productions website:
Phone: 8503298635
We try to respond to feedback within two business days.
