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Accessibility

In Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the facilities at Irving Arts Center are fully accessible to persons who are disabled. Each theater is equipped with accessible seating. There is a large family restroom in the Carpenter lobby adjacent to the elevator and Box Office.

Irving Arts Center has assistive listening devices that are available to patrons for performances, meetings and events held in Carpenter Hall, Dupree Theater, the meeting rooms and Suite 200. To access a receiver, please visit the Box Office prior to the show.  For meetings and events outside the theaters, Patrons Services staff on duty can assist. There is no charge for the use of these receivers. Patrons will be asked to surrender a Driver’s License or a state issued ID as deposit and to choose between headphones, a single ear bud or an induction loop. Following the event the patron’s Driver’s License or state issued ID is returned in exchange for the equipment.

Accessible Programs

While their family member or friend is participating in a separate Alzheimer’s Association art program (Memories in the Making®), caregivers will have the opportunity to relax, learn and engage with activities in the visual arts, music, and more offered in our series of Creative Arts Workshops designed just for them!

Temporarily Suspended due to COVID-19

  • Memories in the Making® is a signature program of the Alzheimer’s Association developed to help people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia express themselves through art. Memories in the Making® painting workshops are led by trained facilitators from the Alzheimer’s Association, Dallas & Northeast Texas Chapter in partnership with Lifetime Wellness, LTD.
  • Creative Arts Workshops for Caregivers are led by teaching artists and other creative arts professionals. Each quarter a new art form will be explored.

Criteria to be Eligible to Participate in the Memories in the Making® Workshop

  • Diagnosis of Early Stage Alzheimer’s, other dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Independently mobile
  • Able to handle to self-care needs (continent/able to use bathroom by themselves)
  • Able to verbalize needs
  • Able to participate in group activities and discussion
  • Not exhibiting aggressive behaviors
  • Not exhibiting wandering behaviors

Please note: This is NOT a drop-off program. Caregivers are expected to remain on the premises and are encouraged to participate in the Caregivers’ Creative Arts Expression Workshop.

Box Office
Phone: (972) 252-2787 (ARTS)
Hours: Noon to 5pm, Tuesday-Saturday

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