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• Information for Patrons and Visitors
• Resources for Arts Administrators
• Resources on Careers in the Arts
• Important Phone Numbers

Information for Patrons and Visitors

The Kennedy Center strives to make its performances and facilities accessible to all our patrons. If you have questions or would like to or receive additional information about accessibility at the Kennedy Center, please contact us or view a schedule of accessible events. For additional information or if you have questions, need assistance, or an accommodation not mentioned below, please call the Office for Accessibility at (202) 416-8727 (voice) or (202) 416-8728 (TTY).

Information About Services Provided to Our Patrons and Visitors Who Have:

Blind or Have Low Vision Large Print and Braille Playbills Audio-Described Performances Parking Touch Tours

Deaf or Hard of Hearing Telephones Assistive Listening Devices Sign Language Interpretation Captioned Performances Parking

Mobility Disabilities Courtesy Wheelchairs Parking Accessible Entrances Accessible Seating Accessible Restrooms Telephones

Other Information Transportation from Metro Accessible Tours Specially Priced Tickets Internships

Map of the Kennedy Center

Resources for Arts Administrators

LEAD

• Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability (LEAD) Conference and Training
• 2008 Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference Brochure (PDF)

Publications

• Assistive Listening Devices for People with Hearing Loss - A Guide for Performings Arts Settings (PDF - 973KB)
• ADA Audio Conferences: "Two Tickets Please" and "Accessibility of the Performing Arts: Assuring Access for Everyone".
• Ticket Policy Summary: 2002 National Center on Accessibility Survey of Ticket and Accommodation Policies
• Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's Handbook
• TipSheets

Resources on Careers in the Arts

Artists with Disabilities

Opening Stages: A free quarterly newsletter for people with disabilities who are pursuing careers in the performing arts.

Internships and Fellowships

The Kennedy Center offers several types of internships and fellowships for individuals at varying stages in their arts administration careers. Programs specifically for individuals with disabilities are listed below. Information about other opportunities at the Center that are open to everyone, with or without disabilities, is available under the Kennedy Center's Arts Management programs.

Experiential Education Initiative (EEI) Internship

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Experiential Education Initiative (EEI) Internship is an innovative program designed to offer meaningful instruction and cultural arts experiences to individuals with intellectual disabilities. The EEI Internship Program provides hands-on Internships and opportunities to explore today’s complex performing arts environment to six motivated individuals each year. The goals of the Internship are to:

• provide exposure to the performing arts,
• develop social skills, and
• offer opportunities to improve job-related skills.

Applicants must:

• have a documented intellectual disability*,
• be between the ages of 19 and 30,
• demonstrate an interest in the performing arts, and
• be referred to the program through a partnering social service agency.

*As defined by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For more information, please go to htt://www.eeoc.gov/facts/intellectual_disabilities.html.

Download the Experiential Education Initiative (EEI) internship brochure.

For more information on the program, including details on how to apply and a list of partnering social service agencies, please contact the Accessibility Office at 202-416-8727 (voice), (202) 416-8728 (TTY), or access@kennedy-center.org.

HSC Foundation Internship Program

The HSC Foundation Internship Program has been established to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in internships at cultural arts institutions around the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area. Internships are designed to build skills that will enhance participants’ potential for future competitive employment in a career in the arts. Placements will be between 10 and 40 hours per week and of varying length. All interns will receive a stipend.

Qualified applicants must:

• have a documented disability or chronic illness,
• be between the ages of 18 and 25, and
• demonstrate an interest in the cultural arts.

Please contact the Accessibility Office at (202) 416-8727 (voice), (202) 416-8728 (TTY), or access@kennedy-center.org for more information.

Information for Arts Organizations:

The Kennedy Center is currently seeking internship placements at non-profit cultural arts organizations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. If your organization is interested in hosting an HSC intern, please contact the Accessibility Office at (202) 416-8727 (voice), (202) 416-8728 (TTY), or access@kennedy-center.org.

Important Phone Numbers

Office for Accessibility: TTY (202) 416-8728 Voice (202) 416-8727 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.	Information and Tickets: TTY (202) 416-8524 Voice (202) 467-4600 Out-of-Town (800) 444-1324 Hours: Mon.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Subscriptions Office: TTY (202) 416-8518 Voice (202) 416-8500 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.	Group Sales Office: TTY (202) 416-8410 Voice (202) 416-8400 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.