Accessibility

Facility Accessibility

Despite their historic nature, our cinema lobbies, restrooms, and concession stands are all reasonably wheelchair accessible, and all auditoriums have reserved seating for guests who use wheelchairs. In our renovations, we have amended various theater elements to increase accessibility and will continue to do so in future renovations.

Our staff is always happy to help find you an option that improves your experience. Please do not hesitate to contact the theaters in advance if you have additional questions.

Email: help@mkefilm.org

Theater Phone: (414) 276-5140

Assistive Technologies

At both venues we offer a range of technologies to make the movie-going experience more accessible.

CaptiView and Fidelio devices are available at both venues upon request from a staff member. At the Oriental Theatre, additionally, we have Hearing Loop technology in all three cinemas.

Hearing Loop Technology

Sends audio directly to patrons’ T-coil hearing aids or to loaner hearing loop receivers with headphones.

CaptiView

Personal closed-captioning device with a small, high-contrast screen and privacy visor, wirelessly receiving captions for supported films.

Fidelio

Wireless audio receiver providing descriptive narration or enhanced audio through a plug-in headset or personal headphones.

Availability & Checkout

Devices are available for checkout and return at the concession stand.

NOTE: closed-captioning and descriptive-narration availability is determined by film distributors, so films we screen might not be enabled for CaptiView or Fidelio systems.

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