Accessible Policies & Services
ECA strives to be a welcoming and accessible space for all patrons. We are committed to ensuring that all members of our community can enjoy and engage with the performing arts. ECA meets all American with Disability Act (ADA) requirements.
If you have a specific question or would like to request accommodation, please contact the ECA Box Office at boxoffice@ec4arts.org. ECA staff and volunteers are also available to answer questions and provide assistance at performances.
Wheelchair & Accessible Seating
ECA has accessible seating available for your use. Accessible seats are marked on the seating chart when you select your seats. By selecting an accessible seat, you are confirming your need for this accommodation. If you have any questions about accessible seating, please contact the Box Office at (425) 275 – 9595.
Assistive Listening System
ECA’s Assistive Listening System has been recently upgraded with Williams WaveCAST receivers. These devices can be used with either a neck loop or ear clip coupler, and are compatible with the free Williams Sound WaveCAST mobile app, which pairs directly with cochlear implants, and certain hearing aids and earbuds. Patrons with smartphones can download the app and connect to a free, private Wi-Fi network during performances. To borrow a receiver or access the Wi-Fi, please visit the ECA Box Office. A driver’s license or similar form of identification will be required to check out the devices.
ASL Interpretation
American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, by certified interpreters, is available upon request for selected ECA presentations. It is ECA’s policy that ASL interpreters stand on the floor on house left of the orchestra level. Please note that requests for ASL interpretation must be received by ECA at least one month prior to a performance.
To make a request, please contact Director of Programming & Communications, Liz Dawson, at liz@ec4arts.org.
Service Animals
Service animals are welcome inside ECA and must remain on a leash or in a harness at all times. If you intend to bring a service animal to an event, please notify your ticket representative at the time of purchase so an appropriate seat may be reserved for you (i.e. ECA’s accessible box seats). Fire Department regulations prohibit service animals from blocking entry or exit aisles and/or pathways. To comply with these regulations, you may be asked to relocate to another seat if such a situation occurs. The nearest green space for service animals is ECA’s south lawn along Daley St.
Which Animals Are Covered Under Service Animal Laws in Washington?
Washington’s law against discrimination defines a service animal as a dog or miniature horse that’s been trained to assist or accommodate people with physical, sensory, or mental disabilities. Both service animals and dog guides—dogs that guide blind or visually impaired people or assist people who are hearing impaired—must be allowed in public accommodations.
Neither the ADA nor Washington’s equal rights law covers emotional support animals.
The ADA allows a public accommodation to exclude your service animal if it poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others. For example, if your dog barks aggressively and snaps at other customers, the facility can kick the dog out. Your animal can also be excluded if it isn’t housebroken, or if it’s out of control and you’re unable or unwilling to effectively control it.
Additional Services
ECA has earplugs available for all events, free of charge. Please ask an usher or visit our Box Office.
Edmonds Center for the Arts
One of the premier performing arts centers in the pacific northwest, Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) is a 700-seat venue located within the City of Edmonds, Washington, just 20 minutes north of Seattle. ECA has an established reputation throughout the central Puget Sound region for jewel-box theater presentations of notable live performances, hosting events for diverse regional and community partners, and impactful efforts in education, outreach, and community engagement.
ECA is owned and operated by the Edmonds Public Facilities District (PFD), a publicly funded government agency that renovated the historic Edmonds High School and opened in 2006 as a state-of-the-art performance hall. ECA curates more than 30 performing arts presentations each season and provides arts education and community engagement programs within Edmonds, Snohomish County, and beyond. Through our Rentals & Hosting Department, ECA’s facilities serve as a home for more than 130 events produced by local and touring performing artists and community organizations. ECA serves more than 90,000 patrons annually.
Edmonds Center for the Arts’ programming features a diverse range of music, dance, comedy, theater, spoken word poetry, and other performances, from modern to classical, from pop and rock to jazz and blues, from folk and world music to Broadway, regional theatrical performances, and more.
At ECA, we believe in infusing the arts in every life, every day.
Mission
To celebrate the performing arts, strengthen and inspire our community, and steward the development and creative use of the ECA Campus.
Vision
A vibrant community in which the performing arts are woven into our daily lives and valued for their power to entertain, educate, and inspire.
Equity Statement
ECA is committed to equity leadership in the arts community and becoming an anti-racist organization. These commitments reflect a careful ongoing examination of the history of privilege and power in our industry and within our organization. By continually testing and modifying our policies and procedures, we strive to increase equity in access, opportunities, and resources at ECA. The impact of this work will be evident on our stage, among our patrons and supporters, and within our staff, volunteers, and boards.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we work, live, and gather on the unceded traditional, culture-rich indigenous homelands of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of the land and sea in the Northwest since time immemorial. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Coast Salish Peoples of our region past, present, and future.