Providing Accessibility to Arts & Cultural Events for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities
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Forbes Accessibility 200
We’re thrilled to announce that Hands On has been featured in the Forbes Accessibility 200!
Being recognized by Forbes alongside organizations and leaders driving accessibility forward is an incredible honor.
This recognition belongs to our entire community: our team, interpreters, partners, artists, and Deaf/HH audiences who inspire our work every day. Here’s to continuing to make access the standard, not the exception.
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The countdown is ON! Don’t miss your chance to experience Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with ASL interpretation on Broadway! 🪄 Tuesday, September 29 at 7 PM 🪄 Sunday, October 4 at 1 PM The magic is just days away! Grab your tickets and join us at the Lyric Theatre! ✨ 🎟️ Don’t wait!
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LAST CALL FOR WICKED! 🧹✨ Don’t miss your chance to experience the magic of WICKED on Broadway with ASL interpretation! 📅 Sunday, September 27 The Emerald City is waiting… but not for long. 👀💚 🎟️ Grab your tickets through Hands On before they’re gone!
Sep 17
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A new season of theater, imagination, and family fun awaits! 🎭 Hands On is proud to continue our partnership with New Victory Theater, bringing interpreted performances to Deaf children and families throughout the season. 🤟✨
Sep 16
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What makes someone “good”… and someone else “wicked”? 💚✨ Experience the story of Elphaba and Glinda in WICKED on Broadway, with ASL interpretation by Hands On! 🗓️ Sunday, September 27 Join us in the Land of Oz and see the story from a different angle.
Sep 9
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The magic is coming to Broadway! ⚡ 🪄✨ Step into the wizarding world with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, where an unexpected friendship between Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy launches them into a thrilling race through time. ASL Interpreted Performances 📅 Tuesday, September 29 at 7 PM 📅 Sunday, October 4 at 1 PM 📍 Lyric Theatre Come experience the magic with us! ⚡✨
Sep 8
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As summer comes to a close, we’re celebrating Hands On’s 42nd year at Shakespeare in the Park! 🌳🎭 This season, we distributed 660 free tickets to Deaf audience members, friends, and families, gathered for our annual community picnic, and shared another unforgettable summer of theater together. Access is more than a service. It’s a shared experience, a chance to connect, and a way to make New York theater feel like home. We’re grateful to The Public Theater for their continued partnership and to our community for showing up year after year. 💛 Here’s to 42 years in the park and many more!
Sep 2
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Something WICKED this way comes… 💚✨ Join us on September 27 for an ASL interpreted performance of WICKED on Broadway! Ready to defy gravity with us? 🧹✨ 🎟️ Get your tickets and join us in Oz!
Sep 1
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Join us for a lively stage adaptation of Disney’s Academy Award-winning film, The Lion King! 🦁✨
Aug 17
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ASL-interpreted Shakespeare in the Park! 🎭✨ Join us for “The Winter’s Tale,” a magical story of love, loss, and second chances under the stars. This performance is currently SOLD OUT, but spots may open up! Email us to be added to the waitlist. We hope to see you at the park! 🌳
Aug 7
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Attention must be paid. Our lovely Loman family! ✨
Aug 4
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Team of Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo ✨💗 Swipe right to see the beauty of ASL!
Jul 29
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SOLD OUT! 🚨 Missed your chance? Add your name to the waitlist! Hands On is excited to partner with TDF to offer tickets to the ASL-interpreted Broadway production of Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece returns to Broadway starring Nathan Lane as Willy Loman, an aging traveling salesman confronting the reality that the American Dream he spent his life pursuing may be slipping away. Join the waitlist through the link in our bio. 🎭
Jul 23
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✨ The Winter's Tale is coming to Free Shakespeare in the Park! Tony Award-winning director Daniel Sullivan returns with Shakespeare's enchanting tale of jealousy, loss, love, and redemption. Join us for this magical story where fate, forgiveness, and true love take center stage. As always, we'll do our best to accommodate everyone interested in attending our interpreted performances. If tickets are limited, priority will be given to Deaf audience members. Reserve your tickets through the link in bio! 🎭
Jul 20
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The power lies in her hands, one drop at a time. What begins as one act of survival sparks a secret sisterhood determined to reclaim their freedom. But can Giulia Tofana save them all without losing herself? Join us for this interpreted performance on July 23rd. ✨
Jul 12
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Hands waving to the incredible interpreting team for Girl, Interrupted! 👏✨
Jul 6
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Access to the arts doesn't happen by accident. It happens because of a community that believes everyone deserves a seat in the audience. ❤️ This season, together, we: ✨ Interpreted 27 performances 🎟️ Distributed 1,000+ tickets 🤟 Welcomed 600+ Deaf audience members 🎭 Expanded partnerships with theaters across New York City As we prepare for an exciting fall season, your support helps make every interpreted performance, every training, and every accessible theater experience possible. If you believe the arts should be accessible to everyone, consider making a gift today. Every donation helps create more opportunities for our community.
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We’re thrilled to announce that Hands On has been featured in the Forbes Accessibility 200! Being recognized by Forbes alongside organizations and leaders driving accessibility forward is an incredible honor. This recognition belongs to our entire community: our team, interpreters, partners, artists, and Deaf/HH audiences who inspire our work every day. Here's to continuing to make access the standard, not the exception.
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Whoopee! 👏👏
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About Hands On
Offering Sign Interpreted Performances in the not-for-profit theatrical arena along with information on Deafness and the arts across New York City and the country.
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Our Services
Interpreted Performances
Hands On offers the Deaf community a diverse range of quality interpreted performances at some of the city’s most popular venues.
Consulting Services
Hands On offers services including marketing strategies, staff training and disability community outreach and engagement campaigns.
Cultural Calendar
The Calendar provides the Deaf community with information on a variety of cultural offerings available in New York City metropolitan area.
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We’ve accomplished so much in the last 35+ years and we want to keep interpreted theater around for another 35+ years. To keep going, we need your help.
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