This event is hosted at Dewitt Park with cement including ramps and curb cuts.

Yes, we have contracted with a service to provide 2 ASL interpreters for the duration of the event. They will interpret all remarks from the stage, as well as performances.

TCAT lines 13 and 17 are available across the street at the Cayuga and Buffalo stops.

A limited number of ADA parking spaces have been reserved for Pride at the city lot adjacent to the park. This lot is accessible from Court St.

Please Note: Besides our reserved spaces, the parking lot is generally accessible, but Sunday morning is often quite full.

There are additional accessible parking spaces in the Seneca Garage one block away.

An ADA-accessible portable toilet will be present with access from the paved walkway.

Yes! Buffalo Street Books has kindly opened their reading room to us to use as a quiet/cool(er) space. It will have some seating, fidget toys, and earplugs.

Additionally, the event will be “sensory-friendly” from 10am - Noon with no use of amplified sound and no stage programming until 11 am.

Park benches and retaining walls are available to sit on. We will provide limited seating reserved for accessibility in front of the stage.

We welcome attendees to bring other seating that makes sense for them, including picnic blankets, camp chairs, and air loungers.

Yes! This event is being held outdoors and welcomes service animals.

We request that service animals relieve themselves on the outside perimeter of the park.

While parents who nurse are welcome to do so anywhere on Pride event grounds, anyone who would like privacy to do so can use the space in the Buffalo Street Books reading room that we will screen off for this purpose.

Yes, this is a substance-free event. Please note we will have a designated smoking area at the edge of the event.

Ithaca Pride Alliance recognizes that substance use is a nuanced issue, and people may be in different stages in their relationship with substances. IPA supports harm reduction as a legitimate pathway of recovery. Designated smoking areas on the outskirts of festival grounds exist to allow our community to engage in a meaningful way without being barred from the events. Every effort has been made to ensure that the designated smoking area does not interfere with the flow of the events.

Cayuga Medical Center is generously hosting a first aid tent! IPA will also have volunteer staff available to provide basic services as well as to contact emergency response if needed and direct first responders to anyone in need.

Frederick Horowitz (he/him) is the accessibility coordinator for this Summer’s Pride festivities.

Before the events, he is best reached at contact@ithacapridealliance.org. He may also be reached at 607-269-7399.

Please note prior to the events he may need up to 24 hours to return your call.

While much of DeWitt Park is paved there are some areas where tree roots and ground shifts have made surfaces uneven. Most of these should not inhibit easy movement through the park.

However, the North end of the sidewalk along the Dewitt Park on Cayuga St. (East side of the street) has two uneven pavers with a maximum rise of 1.5”. These will not block access from the accessible parking but

There is also a maximum 3” curb and a grass divider between the sidewalk and the street where food vendors and performances are being held. ADA curb cuts are available at the North and South end of the block.

Additionally, there are paved paths to the curb mid-block - we are pursuing options to add a curb ramp to create midblock access to Cayuga St.

We are placing all participants along the paved paths with the intention of facilitating those with mobility aids to better access

Tablers will have standard 6’ tables directly adjacent to the pavement.

Vendors have 10’x10’ spaces also parallel to the pavement. While each vendor determines their set-up. We are asking vendors to be mindful that the grass presents and obstacle to some attendees.

Yes, we will have drinking water coolers available at the IPA tent.