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Think Outside the Vox August 2026

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Think Outside the Vox

August 2026

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Emergency Preparedness Modules are here!


VOX partnered with GetBraille.com and received a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to create Emergency Preparedness Modules to inform and empower the greater Disability community. These materials are developed by Deaf, Blind, disabled and neurodivergent advocates, consultants, parents, caregivers, and experts in public safety, health, and event planning and production. Take the first module for free on our website now! Learn about communication, transportation, building your toolkits and personal needs assessment.

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gif preview of DASL Rachel Berman-Kobylarz's ASL promo video for concerts two and three at the Hatch Memorial Shell this summer.
DeafBlind patron Cai and a Blind patron from England receiving a tactile tour and learning about a decorated bike by a CSC production associate and Ingrid interprets in ASL.

We were thrilled to host 60 Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and ASL community members at the ASL-interpreted performances and 40 Blind, Low Vision and Audio Describer consumers enjoyed our description and backstage tactile tours. VOX is a proud partner of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and provided ASL, AD, and CCTheater programmed and live CART captioning services for multiple performances, as well as accessibility training for their cast/crew and apprentices.

group photo of VOX access team members for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare on the Common.

Our Character Name Sign video, created by DASL Kristin Johnson and Access Coordinator Ingrid O’Dell in collaboration with all of the actors, earned 100K views and thousands of likes on social media! Descriptive Transcript pinned in the comments.


Congratulations to the access teams of A Midsummer Night’s Dream! ASL: Kristin Johnson (DASL), Howie Seago (ASL Dramaturg), Christopher Robinson, Brent Tracy, Morgan Beall, Jessenia Kolaco (Interpreters). AD: Tanja Milojevic (Blind QC), Luis Cotto, Lali Haines (Audio Describers). CC Theater Captioning: Miller Outlaw & Olivia Sutton. CART: Stephanie O’Dell. Accessibility Coordination: Ingrid O’Dell.

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Next week, our Purple Power is reaching Philadelphia for The Kennedy Center’s LEAD Conference 2026! VOX is supporting three emerging accessibility administrators in this professional development opportunity to spend three concentrated days with leaders in accessibility, arts, and education intersections.


We need your support to help continue this work – you can fund future administrators in access and get more VOXers and consultants to conferences. Donate on PayPal or Venmo and The Lenny Zakim Fund will Challenge Match it up to $2,500!

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