Accessibility Information

Wharton Center offers many patron services including Audio Description, Sign Language Interpretation, Assisted Listening Devices, Barrier-Free Parking and Wheel Chair Pick-up.

Accessibility Services for Patrons

Audio Description: This service allows blind and visually impaired patrons to hear the program notes, followed by a description of the visual elements taking place on stage through a FM receiver. Listeners will hear a description of actions, body language, lights, costumes, scenery and other aspects of the production not conveyed by voices and sounds from the stage. This service is available for Sunday matinee performances of Broadway shows when requested a minimum of four weeks in advance.

Sign Language Interpretation: Sign Language interpreters enable patrons who are deaf to perceive spoken theatrical content. This service is available for Sunday matinee performances of Broadway shows when requested a minimum of four weeks in advance.

Assisted Listening Devices: Phonic Ear headsets are available from House Management free of charge. Patrons wearing hearing aids should remember that volume turned too high may cause high-pitched feedback which can be heard by others throughout the hall.

Open Captioning: Wharton Center offers open captioning select Thursday evening Broadway performances. On open captioned performances an electronic text display to the side of the stage shows what the actors are saying or singing and describes sound effects on stage. Partial support for open captioning provided by Theatre Development Fund

The following performances will feature open captioning for the 2009-2010 Season:

White Christmas, Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 7:30 PM
101 Dalmatians, Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Young Frankenstein, Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7:30 PM
A Chorus Line, Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM
South Pacific, Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 7:30 PM
The Phantom of the Opera, Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Barrier-Free Parking: Available for patrons with disabilities on all levels of the Wharton Center ramp. Access to level 2 (Wharton entrance) is available by elevators from all levels.

Wheelchair pick-up Available for most performances but must be requested in advance. Wheelchair pick-up at Wharton Center is available on level 2, Shaw Rd. entrance ONLY.

Please notify the box office at the time of your ticket purchase if you require special seating: platform seats, companion seats, or seats with few or no steps.

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