The Community Music Center of Boston has one accessible entrance located at 537 Tremont Street. This entrance is shared with other Boston Center for the Arts organizations. The Community Music Center of Boston can be accessed via a set of stairs or an elevator. When using the elevator, visitors should press “B” to access the ground level. Visitors to this entrance will need to be buzzed in through a locked door. The buzzer is located on the left wall when approaching the door. To get to the lobby, registration area or Allen Hall, visitors will need to continue down the hallway.

Click here for a full description of how to enter our space!

The map below also shows the location of the accessible restrooms.

The Community Music Center of Boston does not have a parking lot.  Metered and non-metered street parking is available on Clarendon Street, Tremont Street and the surrounding area.

The closest MBTA station is Back Bay Station.  It is located 0.3 miles away.

Community Music Center of Boston’s website provides support for all users, including those with visual, cognitive, mobility, and dexterity disabilities.  The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. CMCB follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level AA (WCAG 2.1/AA) regulatory accessibility standards. 

The platform is supported in all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.).

The Accessibility Coordinator at the Community Music Center of Boston is Chris Perry.  He can be reached by phone at (617) 482-7494 or by email at cperry@cmcb.org.

We recognize disability rights as a central component of diversity and essential to social inclusion. We pledge to prioritize the tenets of inclusion and accessibility. #PledgeToInclude

All-In is a comprehensive multi-phase plan to move CMCB past ADA compliance into an organization where all can participate equitably and joyfully in music.

All-In occurs in three phases:

We have engaged in dedicated grantseeking for capital repairs and itemized a list of highest priority capital projects with an architectural consultant who specializes in accessibility. We secured additional funds to enhance our annual professional development budget and invested in hands-on training sessions and a speaker series

The crux of the second phase is to implement our findings, beginning Fall 2020. Goal: Establish CMCB as a joyful space for all to participate in music.

Once we have a culturally- and ability-inclusive space—and have established best practices across our teaching departments—phase III will be a marketing and community engagement effort to ensure disability communities are aware of the capacity of our services.