CONTENTS 10 REASONS TO MEET EXPLORE CHOOSE CHICAGO IS HERE TO HELP WHAT’S NEW CONVENTION FACILITIES FESTIVALS & EVENTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS FEATURED PARTNERS ACCESSIBLE CHICAGO RESOURCES TAP INTO CHICAGO’S DIVERSE BUSINESSES FUN TEAM BUILDING IDEAS DINING IN CHICAGO’S NEIGHBORHOODS ICONIC CHICAGO EVENT VENUES MEET SUSTAINABLY SEE CHICAGO IN 24 HOURS ACCESSIBLE CHICAGO Learn about the many accessible ways for attendees to get around the city. Both O’Hare and Midway also offer the free Aira app for blind and low vision passengers, which assists in navigating the airports through the help of a trained visual interpreter. Find accessibility guides for both airports at flychicago.com . Chicago is on a mission to become one of the most accessible big cities in the country. The city offers a variety of resources to increase accessibility for travelers within airports, public transportation, and beyond. Check out the many accessible ways for attendees to navigate Chicago. 100% of Chicago’s rail stations fully accessible for all riders. All CTA train cars feature priority seating and designated wheelchair areas, accessible doors and ramps, Braille signage, interior LED signs displaying announcement text (on certain cars), and automated voice announcements for routes and stops. Learn more about CTA accessibility features, services, and frequently asked questions at transitchicago.com . Accessibility Services offers wheelchair-accessible transportation throughout the Chicago area for guests with mobility and cognitive challenges. TOOTL TRANSPORT CHICAGO’S AIRPORTS Chicago O’Hare and Midway International Airports both offer various accommodations to help travelers with disabilities get to and from Chicago safely and conveniently, including accessible parking, restrooms, service animal areas, and special accommodations during security. The new Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program at O’Hare and Midway allows travelers to voluntarily share that they have a disability with airport employees, many of whom will be wearing an “I Support the Sunflower” pin. Travelers can pick up a green-and-yellow Sunflower lanyard at an airport information desk, choosing from 25 specific icons that quickly communicate things such as: Stairs/ramps are a barrier to me, I have sight loss, or I have a hearing impairment. BUSES AND TRAINS The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates 127 bus routes that make stops throughout the city and surrounding area. All of Chicago’s CTA bus routes feature accessible buses for riders with disabilities. These buses are equipped with ramps, designated priority seating, wheelchair securement areas, audio announcements inside and outside of the vehicle, and accompanying text on LED displays for route and stop information. Chicago’s rapid transit train system, known as the ‘L,’ serves 145 stations around the city and nearby suburbs. Most of Chicago’s rail stations are accessible, with features that include audio and Braille on fare vending machines, wheelchair accessible fare gates, Braille station and platform signage, elevators and/or ramps, and tactile platform edging. The All Stations Accessibility Program is committed to making FUN4THEDISABLED presents videos that uplift disabled voices with content that includes accessible activities, events, and resources. All 11 train lines in the Metra system are fully accessible to riders with INTERNATIONAL disabilities. Metra has SIMULTANEOUS modified railcars and INTERPRETERS most of its busiest train provides certified stations to accommodate local ASL interpreters individuals with hearing, and translators vision, and mobility in all languages disabilities, for conventions, providing conferences, and Discover improved trade shows. accessibility amenities, resources and signage, tips, including and an informative pathways. video series and Every sensory-friendly CABS AND Metra train attractions. is equipped RIDESHARE with at least one SERVICES accessible railcar with a Passengers can wheelchair lift. On the request a wheelchair-Metra Electric Line, all accessible cab by cars are accessible. Train calling 888-WAV-CABS service for passengers (888-928-2227) or with disabilities spans using the Curb app. all six counties in Riders can also request metropolitan Chicago. a wheelchair-accessible Find more information vehicle with the on Metra accessibility features at metra.com. Uber app.
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