Create, Express, & Achieve with Us
Barrier-Free began with a desire to fill a need in the community, a need for an inclusive, creative space to enhance the life quality of one of our most underserved populations, adults with disabilities.
Our mission is to provide inclusive art, self-advocacy, and social programming for adults with disabilities in the community. Barrier-Free's inclusive design brings together people of all abilities to create, express, and achieve together.
Barrier-Free is also passionate about helping families with transition-age children. Enrolling in a Barrier-Free program helps young adults form their self-concept, continue social learning, develop independence, and feel part of an interconnected and supportive community.
Our mission is to provide inclusive art, self-advocacy, and social programming for adults with disabilities in the community. Barrier-Free's inclusive design brings together people of all abilities to create, express, and achieve together.
Barrier-Free is also passionate about helping families with transition-age children. Enrolling in a Barrier-Free program helps young adults form their self-concept, continue social learning, develop independence, and feel part of an interconnected and supportive community.
TheaterWe offer two inclusive theater companies where adults 18+ come together to create original one-act musicals. Our seasons are 7 months long and culminate with a performance at McDaniel Theater. |
SocialBarrier-Free offers a monthly social club outing for neurodiverse adults 18+ Social club outings change each month and vary in cost. These are staffed events with the goal of building friendship and developing independent life skills. |
The StudioAt our Life Skills & Social Studio, neurodiverse adults 18+ work to develop life skills and social skills through an integrated-arts model with a focus on interpersonal interaction, authentic practice, and group collaboration. |
Areas Served
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Carroll County
Westminster, Mt. Airy, Owings Mills, Eldersburg, Sykesville, Manchester, Hampstead, Taneytown, Woodbine, New Windsor, Hanover (PA) Frederick County
Frederick, Urbana, Thurmont, New Market, Ballenger Creek, Walkersville, Middletown, Brunswick. Emmitsburg, Myersville, Monrovia, Buckeystown, Woodsboro, Jefferson, Adamstown, Libertytown, Clover Hill |
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg, Germantown, Rockville, Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase, Germantown, Poolesville, Clarksburg, Urbana, Damascus, Silver Spring, Darnestown, Montgomery Village, Olney, Wheaton Howard County
Columbia, Ellicott City, Elkridge, Fulton, North Laurel, Glenelg, West Friendship, Woodstock, Highland, Dayton |
Actor Spotlights
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Have you ever considered joining a Barrier-Free theater company but felt hesitant to take the plunge? Want the inside scoop on how Barrier-Free shows are brought to life? Look no further, as Barrier-Free actors are sharing their experiences and telling all on the Barrier-Free blog! Click here to view our Actor Spotlights, including, Marcel Hickman, a Barrier-Free actor from Baltimore, MD who participates in our theater companies, expressive arts classes, and social groups. |
Our Roots
Sally BaileyThe Barrier-Free Theatre Model was founded by Sally Bailey, RDT/BCT, MSW, MFA, & Professor at Kansas State University, and is used with extensive training and permission.
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Barrier- Free Theatre: Including Everyone in Theater Arts available for purchase via Amazon.
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Website Design by Lauren Burr
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7520 Main Street #103 Sykesville, MD 21784 | Email: info@barrierfreemd.com | Phone: 301-799-8669 | EIN: 84-2964880
We are proud to be funded in part by an Arts Opportunity Mini-Grant from the Carroll County Arts Council.
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Barrier-Free is committed to providing access to our web pages for individuals with disabilities. The content of this site has been tested for usability and accessibility using a combination of standards-based, automated procedures and accepted heuristic methods. We make every effort to comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Compliance is an ongoing process and we encourage notification when information on our website is inaccessible. If for any reason you are having difficulty accessing any of our resources please contact Lauren Burr, Executive Director at laurenburr@barrierfreemd.com.