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website offers help to Broadway-bound disabled patrons

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FILE - This Jan. 19, 2012 file photo shows a Broadway street in Times Square, in New York. Theatre Access NYC, a joint venture between The Broadway League and the Theatre Development Fund, created a new website that makes Broadway shows accessible to all by listing which shows offer services to the disabled, from wheelchair ramps to American Sign Language interpreters to autism-friendly performances. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – A new website hopes to help theatregoers with disabilities find Broadway shows that offer services they may need, from wheelchair ramps to American Sign Language interpreters to autism-friendly performances.

The Broadway League and the Theatre Development Fund teamed up to create the site, “Theatre Access NYC,” which lets visitors filter which performances have captioning units, hearing devices or audio description, and even note nearby parking lots or whether there are escalators.

The site offers show descriptions, reviews, details on the theatres, and policies regarding specialty devices and dates when open captioning or sign language interpretations are offered, up to 30 days in the future. Some theatres even list how wide the lobby doors are and how high the water fountain spout is.

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Online: http://www.theatreaccess.nyc

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