Advertising Accessible Theater Events with Encore
Encore Media Group, in partnership with Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium (SCAC), is excited to announce a new initiative to provide accessibility information directly to performing arts audiences in the Seattle and Bay Areas.
Along with our new digital program website, Encore+, Encore is launching Accessibility Guides to help audiences easily find events that will accommodate their needs. Encore’s new evergreen Accessibility Guides have information on performing arts organizations’ accessible offerings such as wheelchair accessibility, listening devices, interpretive services, sensory guides, and more. The Guides are organized by the type of service, making it easy for people to find all participating organizations that provide the exact provision they require. This Guide is intended to be usable for the entire performance season, sharing accessibility information that is available at every event. Please view Encore’s Accessible Guides for the Seattle Area and the Bay Area.
In addition to the Accessibility Guides, Encore will have Accessible Event pages which are monthly roundups of performances that are designed specifically for certain needs, such as ASL interpreted, audio described, sensory friendly, and more. These monthly posts will share event information including a show description, date and time of the accessible performance, and ticket information. Please view the October Accessible Event pages for the Seattle Area and the Bay Area.
How you can help: Email info@encoremediagroup.com with information about upcoming shows between now and December:
Accessible Guides: Send the name of the accessibility service (e.g. wheelchair accessible, ASL/captioning, audio description, sensory friendly, etc) and any specifics to info@encoremediagroup.com.
Accessible Event Page: Send event name, dates, times, short description, ticket URL, and what accessible service is provided at that event to info@encoremediagroup.com.
Encore is just starting out in this endeavor and the Accessibility Guides and Event pages are far from complete. We need YOU, performing arts organizations, audience members, and accessibility organizations to share their accessible services and events—we can’t do this without you! SCAC will send out periodic communications about this endeavor to help remind our arts community to broadcast accessible offerings to the community!
About Encore + SCAC
Encore has been deeply involved in the performing arts for over 50 years, providing production, marketing, and advertising services. Our flagship print performance programs, have evolved over the years and now include our digital offering, Encore+. Encore+ digital programs offer audiences the ability to use text to speech as well as adjust the size for those with limited or low vision.
The Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium (SCAC) is a disabled-led arts service organization whose mission is to connect arts and cultural organizations with the resources and information to improve accessibility for people of all abilities. SCAC acts as a convener, connector, advocate, and presenter, offering programming and centralized accessibility resources. SCAC supports arts and cultural administrators at organizations of all sizes to fully integrate people with disabilities in all aspects of their work- as audiences, artists, staff, volunteers, and leadership- from planning through implementation. SCAC is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike.