Tennessee Disability Pathfinder offers a growing library of disability resources available at TNPathfinder.org. In addition to the growing directory of resources on Pathfinder’s website, here are some we’re highlighting this month.
Winter break with the family is a big part of the holiday traditions. However, it often leaves families trying to figure out what to do to keep their children active. We’ve curated this list of activities and venues that are not only sensory-friendly but great for the whole family.
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| Name | Description | Location |
| Sensory Friendly Movies | AMC is proud to partner with the Autism Society to offer unique movie showings where we turn the lights up and the sound down, so you can get up, dance, walk, shout, or sing! Their Sensory Friendly Film program is available every month on the second and fourth Saturday (family-friendly) and Wednesday evenings (mature audiences). Movies Playing: The Shift, Wish, Wonka, and The Color Purple | AMC Movie Theaters |
| Visits with Santa | Santa will be making stops at several sensory-friendly gatherings, including these: | |
| The Best Ever Christmas Pageant | In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids–probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on! | Germantown |
| Sensory Story Time | Dabbing away our differences. This story time was created for our little ones with a little extra need. | Manchester |
| Venues / Places To Go
These places are committed to being sensory-inclusive by providing accommodations and/or special events for visitors to enjoy fun activities and programs. |
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| Chattanooga Zoo | Chattanooga |
| Nashville Zoo* | Nashville |
| Memphis Zoo | Memphis |
| Knoxville Zoo | Knoxville |
| Tennessee Aquarium | Chattanooga |
| Creative Discovery Museum* | Chattanooga |
| Discovery Center* | Murfreesboro |
| New Day Children’s Theatre | Collierville |
| Nashville Children’s Theatre* | Nashville |
| Adventure Science Center | Nashville |
| Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage* | Nashville |
| Cheekwood* | Nashville |
| Country Music Hall of Fame* | Nashville |
| National Museum of African American Museum* | Nashville |
| Nashville Ballet* | Nashville |
| Nashville Opera* | Nashville |
| Nashville Symphony* | Nashville |
| Tennessee State Museum* | Nashville |
| Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC)* | Nashville |
*Vanderbilt Kennedy Center All-Access Inclusion Network Partner