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Woodruff Arts Center is committed to making arts of all kinds available to everyone. All programs of the Center and its divisions are accessible to visitors and artists with special needs. Many programs provide specific accessibility services to accommodate a range of disabilities.

Parking: Handicap parking is available on all floors of the Woodruff Arts Center Parking Garage on Arts Center Way. Take the elevator to the Campus Level where the main lobbies for the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art are all located. Parking for people with disabilities is available in the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office parking lane off Peachtree Street at 15th Street. Security guards are available to provide assistance on request.

Access: Visitors with disabilities may also access the Center at two special drop off and pickup locations:
• Alliance Theatre, Atlanta College of Art and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – enter the Woodruff Arts Center's Box Office parking lane on the west side of Peachtree Street, just north of 15th Street by the Center's large marquee.
• High Museum of Art – drop off and pickup are available on 16th Street. Securi
ty guards are available to provide assistance on request.

Elevators/Restrooms: Elevators and restrooms throughout Woodruff Arts Center are wheelchair accessible.

Wheelchair Seating: Wheelchair-accessible seating decks and adjacent companion seats are available at the Alliance and Hertz stages and at Atlanta Symphony Hall.

Wheelchairs: The High Museum of Art has a limited number of wheelchairs available for visitors to borrow. These are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Audio Aids: The Alliance Stage is equipped with assistive listening devices. For visually-impaired visitors, audio-described performances are available at select productions. For hearing-impaired visitors, shadow and sign interpretations are available at select productions. (See program descriptions for more information.)

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra offers the Phonic Ear® Easy Listener™ FM Listening System, a wireless, portable sound-enhancement system for people with hearing impairment. It may be obtained from the House Manager in the main entrance to Atlanta Symphony Hall (located inside the main concert hall doors on the campus level). A driver's license or credit card is requested and will be held until the equipment is returned.

Special Assistance: To request special assistance:
• Alliance Theatre: call (404) 733 5000
• High Museum of Art: call (404) 733 4468 (school groups only)
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: complete appropriate section of the concert order form available online
• Young Audiences: several programs are performed by artists with specific learning and physical challenges; many more provide content that   promotes empathy and acceptance of disabilities and the people who have them. For guidance, call (404) 733 5293.   

 

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Funding for Woodruff 's Education Initiative was generously provided by The Goizueta Foundation, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Inc., The Kendeda Fund & an Anonymous Donor.

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Artwork featured in masthead: Tony Cragg, “New Figuration,” 1985. Plastic forms, Purchase with Collections Council Acquisition Fund in memory of Lenore E. Gold, 1996.6.