Disability Artistry

Lincoln Center is committed to celebrating disability culture by centering Deaf and disabled artists and audiences. Our approach to accessibility mirrors our dedication to transform performing arts spaces to be more inclusive of our audiences’ identities and access needs by design, not as an afterthought or add-on. Throughout the year, dozens of performances offer live captioning on personal devices; American Sign Language interpretation; and verbal description, designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. For select events, we are proud to collaborate with Music: Not Impossible, a wearable technology designed for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members that translates sound onto the skin through vibration.

Continue to check back for more inclusive programming in the near future!

Upcoming Events

June 16 at 5:30 pm

Summer for the City

Access Worlding: An Inventory Workshop

Lincoln Center Presents

June 16 at 5:30 pm

The Garden at Damrosch Park

Artists and organizers lead a participatory workshop to make an inventory of access tools.

July 01 at 11:00 am

Summer for the City
Kids, Teens, and Families

Big Umbrella Day

Lincoln Center Presents

July 01 at 11:00 am

Full-campus experience

An all-day event with relaxed spaces, specifically welcoming neurodivergent audiences through multi-sensory experiences, performances, and workshops.

July 01 at 7:00 pm

Summer for the City
Silent Discos

Silent Disco: An Evening of Access Magic

Lincoln Center Presents

July 01 at 7:00 pm

The Dance Floor

Access is the key to our all-in Silent Disco featuring integrated ASL, creative captioning, access doula-ing, and all-senses musical offerings.

July 06 at 5:30 pm

Summer for the City

Access Ecologies Design Conference

Lincoln Center Presents

July 06 at 5:30 pm

The Garden at Damrosch Park

Rethink and expand what we usually mean by "accessibility" in this open-to-all participatory workshop about new tools for new public life.

July 27 at 7:00 pm

Summer for the City

Silent Disco: Cultivating Access Ecologies: Closing Party

Lincoln Center Presents

July 27 at 7:00 pm

The Dance Floor

At this Silent Disco, we will celebrate and enact what we learned throughout the Cultivating Access Ecologies series.