if i know anything about accessibility, it's that making an accommodation for one person improves the experience of ALL people.

here are some ways you can make your show more accessible:
take note of the entrances before the day of the show and notify the public. for example: there are three steps into the building, there is a ramp, etc.
if you know your venue is inaccessible, don't let someone waste their money on your show when they show up and can't get in.
if your show is standing room, provide some chairs! not everyone can stand for several hours at a time. i know you already have folding chairs around because this is wrestling, save some of them for your audience.
(side note: if someone asks for a chair, it's none of your business why they need it- don't ask for their medical history to prove that they need to sit. not all disabilities will be visible to you. trust that people know their own needs.)
if your show has seats, designating an area that is off limits for wrestlers to go into the crowd can help keep everyone safe: some people may not be able to move quickly enough to get out of the way of flying bodies. make this section clear to the audience and the wrestlers.
the kulture city bags aew has now are nice, but there are other accommodations you can make to help people with sensory needs. allowing exit and reentry can help: being in a crowd can be overwhelming, and some people may need a break.
if you do have a seating area, keeping it away from the sound system can also help prevent sensory overwhelm.

if you are using special lighting like strobes or pyro, inform your audience ahead of time.
having a printed match card can help Deaf people, people with anxiety, people who are attending their first wrestling show, and even people who just want a memento from the show. they don't have to be a full booklet, just a quarter sheet of paper can work.
these ideas are not the only ways to accommodate by far: talk to your audience to see what could help them.

again: accessibility improves the experience for EVERYONE! but even if it only helps one person, that person has value and deserves to have a positive experience too.
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