Open Doors Festival 2024
Accessibility Statement
Our goal is to make the space a love letter to the body – to allow easy access to all who come through the doors and for people to know they are expected and welcome. We will do our best to anticipate people’s access needs and be ready to accept requests.
At Woolly Mammoth – October 19
When you first arrive
Once at the Woolly Mammoth Door, you can use the automatic door opener to open the door. It’s touchless, just wave.
Come inside and sign in.
The First Floor
Take a look at the tables from various arts and disability organizations who want to show their support for arts and disability as a force for change.
And don’t miss the Arts Market to your left where several disabled visual artists will exhibiting and selling their work.
Downstairs
Spend some time enjoying an art exhibit featuring several visual artists.
Make sure you make your mark at the community art projects that will be going on all day.
This is also where you will find the various venues that our workshops, performances, and panels will use.
Moving Around the Space
To travel between floors, there is an elevator and two sets of steps.
Downstairs is a split level, which can be navigated by two steps or a single-use ramp. A volunteer will be present to assist in keeping the traffic going smoothly on the ramp.
Signage will be provided throughout the space
Restrooms
On the first floor, there are two single-use bathrooms that are accessible.
Downstairs, there are two multigenered bathrooms with many stalls including an accessible stall.
Noise Levels
We expect that the general noise level will be moderate.
Panels and performance should be on the quieter side.
The open spaces may have a lot going on at once, but an effort has been made to spread them out to counter overwhelmed senses
There will be a quiet room available downstairs
Accessibility Services
Panels will have captions and ASL interpreters
Performances will have captions, ASL interpreters, and audio describers.
Please contact us about specific accessibility needs or if you have questions open.circle.dc@gmail.com or call 240.683.8934