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Accessibility Policy

Accessibility ties into our values of togetherness, integrity and learning. Learn how our commitment to accessibility informs our services and programming.

Children gather and dance around in a parking lot while a band performs on a stage behind them.
Photo Credit: Ric Damm Photography

Our Commitment to Accessibility

We strive to embody accessibility in our attitudes, approaches, proactive planning, and design. Our staff bring curiosity and humility to this work. We focus on active learning, conversations, and the relevancy of our set and living goals, and want to be in a space of constant learning and adapting. 

We do not discriminate on the basis of disability in access to services or programs or in hiring and employment decisions. We work to meet our colleagues’ access needs and continue to improve the accessibility of our work and program environments. We believe that compliance to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is important. Further, we believe creating a culture of access and inclusion goes beyond the ADA. 

Accessibility Resources

Looking for guides and tools to make your organization or activity more accessible? Visit our accessibility center.

Visit Accessibility Center

Three dancers wearing performance clothes in muted tones are in a line formation of decreasing height order from back to front. Each dancer is facing right and reaching their right arm out to make a thumbs-up gesture.
Photo Credit: Al Fuchs / Dancing Wheels

Access Services

In planning our programs and events, we ask about accessibility needs and build accommodations into our plans and budgets. We want to create experiences that acknowledge and balance the needs of our communities. We strive to welcome many ways of participation, including: 

  • Offering hybrid and online events 
  • Using live automated captioning 
  • Inviting spoken or written communication
  • Assuming a diversity of movement, learning and communication when we gather 

We can provide upon request, with advance notice: 

  • Alternative formats for applying to grants, including filling out an adapted forms in Microsoft Word, taking verbal responses, and providing materials in Braille, Large Print, or other formats
  • Auxiliary aids 
  • Human generated live captioning 
  • Translation services for non-English speakers 
  • American Sign Language interpretation 
  • Written materials in advance 
  • Assisted listening devices 
  • Other services necessary for everyone to be able to participate  

Have Questions About Accessibility?

We would love to answer your questions and learn how we can meet your needs related to the accessibility of our website, programs, and services. Please contact us and a member of our team will follow up with you shortly.

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