Puppets for All
We’re committed to ensuring that our facilities, exhibitions, and services are accessible to all individuals, including those with disabilities and sensory sensitivities. If you have any questions about accessibility at the Museum or would like to request an accommodation, please contact us.
Guests with sensory sensitivities (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder) and other developmental differences are invited to enjoy the Center for Puppetry Arts in a fun, comfortable, and welcoming environment!
Guests who are deaf or hard of hearing will enjoy a performance with live American Sign Language interpretation. ASL will be used in tandem with spoken dialogue.
Guests with visual impairments needing additional audio support will enjoy performances accompanied by live verbal commentary describing essential visuals in puppets, costumes, sets, and staging.
Facilities & Resources
Know what to expect when you arrive at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
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Wheelchair Access
The Center for Puppetry Arts is wheelchair accessible with ramp access and elevators for wheelchair users and those with mobility concerns. If you have any additional questions about accessibility, don’t hesitate to contact our ticket office to ask questions. Both theaters have select accessible seating.
Please call 404-881-5117 or email accessibility@puppet.org
Contact the Ticket Office for Special Accommodations
Customized Experiences
We are happy to customize performances and tours to maximize the experience for those with a specific accessibility concern. If you or someone in your group has a disability, please notify the ticket office so special arrangements can be made.
Please call 404-837-3391 or email accessibility@puppet.org.
Prepare for Arrival with Our Social Story Visitor Guide
This comprehensive social story will walk you through our facilities from top to bottom, inside and outside. It will also highlight accessibility accommodations so you and your guests are prepared for arrival.
Accessibility Statement for the Center for Puppetry Arts
Measures to support accessibility
Center for Puppetry Arts takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the Center for Puppetry Arts:
–Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
–Provide continual accessibility training for our staff
–Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities
–Provide Sensory-Friendly programming, audio-described programming, and ASL-interpreted programming as a part of regularly scheduled season events.
–Take active steps to update and modify the website to support accessibility.
–Provide tools and resources such as adaptive art supplies, noise-reducing headphones, light-reducing sunglasses, fidget toys, and social stories upon request.
Conformance Status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A. Level AA and Level AAA. Center for Puppetry Arts is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to accessibility standards.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Center for Puppetry Arts. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers at the Center for Puppetry Arts.
Email: accessibility@puppet.org
