Accessibility Services and Accommodations

The Wexner Center strives to make our events and facilities accessible to all our patrons. If you have questions about access or wish to request ASL interpreter or visual guide accommodations, please contact the Wexner Center's patron services staff at (614) 688-3890 (TTY/TDD: 614 292-1210) or by e-mail to houseweb@wexarts.org.

Please request ASL interpreters or visual guides at least three weeks in advance of the event for which you have tickets.

Please give us as much notice as possible for any other request, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Please be prepared to discuss your needs with us, to let us know if you will have a companion attending the event with you, and provide us with your name and contact information so that we can follow up with you.

Parking

A very limited number of designated accessible parking spaces are located in the small lot on the High Street side of Mershon Auditorium. This small lot may also be used as a drop-off and pick-up point. Accessible parking spaces are also designated in the Ohio Union Garage, just south of the Wexner Center, and in the Arps Garage, about one block north of the center. These are your closest parking options to the Wexner Center. The Ohio Union Garage is generally open for visitor parking on weekdays, evenings, and weekends. The Arps Garage is generally open for visitor parking in the evening and on weekends.

Quick Guide to Accessibility by Venue

The Wexner Center does programming in our own spaces and other venues on campus and in the community. Before heading to an event, please check your ticket to verify the location and consult these notes for details about each venue.

Wexner Center Galleries (for Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms)
More than 60 video and audio stations have been designed specifically for this exhibition.

- The west entrance to the Wexner Center (the College Road side) is wheelchair accessible, and an elevator is available to reach the gallery entrance on the building’s lower level.
- The galleries are located along a long ramp. It is wheelchair accessible, but the incline is steep and sometimes uneven.
- Additional standard headphone jacks are available for listening to the audio components in Gallery A, with a limited number of headphones available at the Coat Check.
- Accessible restrooms are located next to the café on the gallery level and near the Performance Space, further up the ramp.
- Wheelchairs are available upon request.
- Mobility access services are available in Gallery D—please ask Wexner Center staff to assist you in navigating the exhibition.

Film/Video Theater

- The west entrance to the Wexner Center (the College Road side) is wheelchair accessible, and an elevator is available to reach the Film/Video Theater on the building’s lower level.
- Accessible seating is available in the first and last rows on the theater.
- Accessible restrooms are located next to the café.
- A limited number of assistive listening devices are available upon request.
- Wheelchairs are available upon request.

Performance Space

- The west entrance to the Wexner Center (the College Road side) is wheelchair accessible. Elevators are available to reach the Wexner Center’s lower level, where the route to the Performance Space begins, and to reach the main floor of the performance space.
- The Performance Space is located up a long ramp. It is wheelchair accessible, but the incline is steep and sometimes uneven.
- The Performance Space balcony is located down a short set of stairs.
- With advance notice, accessible seating is available for theater, dance, and jazz or world music events, with the location and number of accessible seats determined by stage set-up.
- With advance notice, limited seating is available in the balcony, down a short set of stairs, for Next@Wex music events.
- Accessible restrooms are located near upper level entrance to the Performance Space and near the cafe, on the way in and out of the building.
- Wheelchairs are available upon request.
- A limited number of assistive listening devices are available upon request for shows that use amplified sound.

Mershon Auditorium

- There is no elevator in Mershon: please request main floor seating if stairs pose difficulties.
- An accessible seating area is located at the rear of the main floor of the auditorium.
- Accessible restrooms are located off the main floor lobby.
- A limited number of assistive listening devices are available on request for shows that use amplified sound.
- Wheelchairs are available upon request.

Mershon Stage

- Patrons with wheelchairs will be guided to an accessible entrance.
- With advance notice, accessible seating is available for theater and dance events, with location and number of accessible seats determined by stage set-up.
- For standing-only Next@Wex music shows, seating is available in the auditorium, down a short set of stairs; sightlines may be partially obscured by the stage curtain.

Off-Site Venues

Weigel Concert Hall

- An elevator is available to reach the upper area of the concert hall.
- Accessible seating is available in the back of the hall.
- Accessible restrooms are located off the lower lobby.

Thurber Theatre (Drake Performance and Event Center)

- Elevators are available in the building.
- Accessible seating is available in the back of the theater.
- Accessible restrooms are located off a hallway a short distance from the theater space.