‘Accessible Theater’ era begins at AKM

Technology is being transformed into benefit in cooperation with Türk Telekom and the General Directorate of State Theaters Istanbul State Theater. The new social responsibility project, titled "Accessible Theater," aims to increase the participation of visually and hearing-impaired individuals in cultural and artistic events.

With surtitles and live description applications in the State Theater plays at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM), the project aims to offer an experience that overcomes visual, auditory and physical barriers.

Also, with a special stage tour to be organized before the play, visually impaired art lovers can experience a holistic theater experience by touching the play's decor, costumes and objects. They can experience the theater without missing any detail by using the live description application, where non-audio visual elements such as place, time, characters and silent events are explained instantly between dialogues.

The plays are also made accessible for the hearing-impaired art lovers with the use of a surtitle system.

Speaking about the project, Türk Telekom Corporate Communications Director Arif Sancaktaroğlu said the following:

"We work to transform the opportunities provided by technology into goodness and benefit. We aim to ensure that everyone with different needs has the opportunity to discover the beauty of art and cultural riches through social responsibility projects. With this motivation, we develop new technologies for accessible living and implement applications and projects that make the lives of disabled individuals easier. For example, we launched the Loud Steps application, which allows visually and hearing-impaired users to find their way easily in indoor and outdoor areas at the...