Our commitment

Opera Mariposa is committed to breaking down barriers that can impede access to the arts. We strive to continually improve the accessibility of our spaces, content, and communications.

You can find access information for our projects on each event page and in our marketing materials, including on social media. To improve financial accessibility, our programming is either free, low-cost, or sliding-scale.

We understand that safety is key to creating truly inclusive spaces. Find some of our safety policies here:

• Health & Safety Plan for COVID-19 and other Communicable Diseases
• Anti-Harrassment Policy

We commit to doing our best to share information transparently, prioritize informed consent, and centre the most impacted.

We recognize that accessibility is a continuum, and we can always do better. As such, we regard this page and our policies are imperfect, ongoing works in progress.

Website accessibility

Opera Mariposa’s website is built to provide markup for screen reader accessibility following WCAG 2.0 standards. It includes keyboard navigation, aria labels and focus control.

Our site also includes an accessibility widget, powered by a dedicated accessibility server. This helps us improve compliance with WCAG 2.1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. We regard the accessibility widget as an imperfect addition to, not a replacement for, person-driven best practices in web design.

You can enable the accessibility menu by clicking the accessibility menu icon (a round maroon-and-white icon of a human with outstretched arms). The icon is in the upper right corner on desktop, and the bottom right corner on mobile. After clicking the icon, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load fully.

All images on the Opera Mariposa website include alt text. We are in the process of adding image descriptions to key images throughout. We also include content warnings where needed, as part of our commitment to informed consent.

Even with our ongoing efforts, we recognize that some website content may not yet meet your access needs. Please reach out if you discover issues, need assistance, or wish to receive materials in alternative formats.

Here for you

If you have questions or spot something we’ve missed, please get in touch anytime! We are available by email at info [at] operamariposa.com or by anonymous contact form here. Please note that we cannot reply to anonymous messages unless you provide a way to contact you – however, we take all feedback seriously.