Access and Inclusion Program

Access and Inclusion Program

At Windmill, accessibility is an ongoing conversation between us and our audience to ensure that all young people and their families are supported when attending the theatre.

For performances in South Australia, we encourage you to sign up with Access2Arts for information, updates and offers to accessible arts events.

For information about accessibility services and detailed venue information at the Adelaide Festival Centre, click here.

Relaxed Performances

We regularly provide relaxed performances for selected performances both in Adelaide, and in partnership with our venue partners on the road.

In a relaxed performance, music, sound and lighting and other visual effects are adjusted to reduce anxiety and remove the element of surprise. The house lighting is also kept low so the audience is never in the dark.

If you (or someone you are with) needs to take a break during the show, you are welcome to leave the theatre and return when you are ready. Audiences are encouraged to bring items that will help make them feel comfortable in the theatre, such as headphones, sunglasses and fidget toys.

For more information or to know what Relaxed Performances are available across the year, contact access@windmill.org.au or call 08 8210 7200.

Blind and/or Vision Impaired

Audio Description

All Adelaide seasons feature an audio-described performance for blind and/or vision impaired audience members. These include sensory tours of props and costumes, description of the set and staging and introductions to our actors. Audio description is accessed via headphones provided by the venue. You are also welcome to bring your own.

Audio Description services are available for school performances on request. Contact access@windmill.org.au or call 08 8210 7200 to discuss, or note on your schools booking form.

 

Sensory Tour

Touch or Sensory Tours are a guided or tactile tour prior to a live performance, where patrons with vision impairments are able to touch selected props and set pieces.

Click here to access Adelaide Festival Centre’s access policy.

Deaf and hard of hearing

Assistive Listening

A Biodynamic Hearing System is available for performances at Adelaide Festival Centre for patrons requiring hearing assistance. Transmitter packs are available to borrow from the Ticketek Box Office in the Dunstan Playhouse foyer 30 minutes before the performance. You may also bring your own headphones. For information about touring venues, please reach out to us directly by calling 08 8210 7200 or by emailing access@windmill.org.au.

 

Auslan Interpretation

Auslan interpreted performances are available for selected shows in every performance season at Adelaide Festival Centre.

During an Auslan interpreted performance, an interpreter stands in a clearly visible location and interprets the spoken word and sound effects for Deaf or hard of hearing patrons who require Auslan. When booking please ensure you notify ticketing staff that you are seeing an interpreted performance so they can provide the best seating for you to see the interpreter.

Auslan interpretation services are available for school performances on request. Contact access@windmill.org.au or call 08 8210 7200 to discuss, or note on your schools booking form.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Everywhere Windmill wanders we walk softly, we speak respectfully, we hold integrity, we collaborate and create while honouring the truth of reconciliation and the true history of this country.

We know that the land on which we create our work is sacred. We know there were many tribal family clans here before us and we now sit beside them. We acknowledge the tribal family clans who are known today as the Kaurna Meyunna, the first peoples of this place. We respect all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across this sacred land which is known today as Australia.

Written by Karl Winda Telfer, Burka – Senior Cultural and Spiritual Custodian, Mullawirra Meyunna – the Dry Forest People, Southern Country

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