Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Servicio de Sordos y Discapacitados


BADGES y STICKERS

What is an ADA sticker for?
  1. 1. If you are attending a panel and have a mobility issue or an oversized service dog, you may be able to sit in ADA Reserved seating areas.
  2. Before the Exhibit Hall opens, you can wait in the ADA line to enter the hall. This line does not give you first access to the hall. For safety, this line enters sometime after the general line starts going in.
  3. If you have difficulty standing, and you have someone holding your place, you may be able to wait nearby and rejoin the line when your turn is approaching.
No puedo hacer cola durante mucho tiempo. ¿Puedo pedir a alguien que recoja mi tarjeta por mí?

No. You must bring your identification and confirmation to the Disabled Services desk in person. We can send one of our runners to pick up your badge while you sit in our waiting area. However, we cannot purchase a badge for you.

My spouse has mobility issues. Can I pick up their ADA badge if I bring their 
ID?

No. Your spouse must be there in person and show identification.

What documentation do I need to provide to get an ADA sticker?

No exigimos documentación. Exigimos honradez.

What is the best time of day to avoid waiting in line for a badge?

Mornings are the busiest time at the Deaf and Disabled Services desks. A couple of hours after the Exhibit Hall opens, the wait time improves. The later in the day you come, the shorter the wait will be, however, you will miss more of the event.

Ya tengo mi placa. ¿Dónde puedo conseguir una pegatina ADA?

Early in the morning before the lobby opens, on the sidewalk outside Lobby A, the line to the left of the A door is for Deaf Services and/or Disabled Services. ADA stickers will be given out here before the lobby doors open. For other services, please stay in line. After the lobby opens, ADA stickers, badges, scooters, and all other services will be available inside.

¿Puedo obtener una pegatina ADA en la recogida de insignias de los martes?

Yes, ADA stickers are available in Lobby A. You can also pick up your own badge(s) in Lobby A on Tuesday, instead of going to the Sails Pavilion, but no other Deaf or Disabled Services will be available until Wednesday.

Me he roto el tobillo y voy a utilizar un scooter de rodilla. Puedo obtener un adhesivo ADA para asistir a los programas y podrán mis amigos sentarse conmigo?

Yes, you can get an ADA sticker at the Disabled Services desk. Most panels do not have a separate ADA line. If you require an attendant, your attendant may stand in an ADA line with you, but the rest of your party should wait in the general admission line. The ADA sticker does not guarantee access to programs.


Perros de servicio

I have a certified emotional support animal to help with my disability and a note from my doctor. Will my animal be allowed to accompany me?

No. The convention center does not allow emotional support or comfort animals. No pets are allowed.

Where do I go to get a sticker for my trained service dog?

Your service dog, as defined by the ADA, may be registered for a sticker at the Disabled Services desk in Lobby A.

What paperwork do I need to bring if I have a trained service dog?

You may be asked what specific tasks your service dog is trained to assist you with.

For additional information, please see “Service Animals” and “Comfort/Support Animals” here.


ASISTENTES

¿Quién puede ser asistente?

An attendant supports and helps the attendee with activities such as eating, using the bathroom, supervision, communication, or getting from place to place. An attendant is present only to assist the attendee. Please see ADA Attendants here.

What is an attendant sticker for?

The attendant sticker identifies your attendant as your caretaker. It allows your attendant to stand in an ADA-only line with you or to sit with you in ADA seating areas.

¿Los asistentes reciben una placa gratis?

Lo sentimos, pero no ofrecemos un distintivo de asistente gratuito.

Can I purchase a badge for my attendant in advance?

Yes. When you purchase your badge in the attendee badge sale, you should purchase a badge for your attendant. At the convention, take your attendant and their badge to the Disabled Services desk in Lobby A to register your attendant.

Where do I go to purchase an attendant badge on-site?

2026 will be the last year attendant badges will be sold on-site. Go to the Disabled Services desk and explain your situation.

For 2027, all attendant badges must be purchased in one of our two online attendee badge sales that will occur in late 2026.

¿Cuánto cuesta una tarjeta de asistente?

El mismo precio que las acreditaciones de los asistentes.

¿Permitirá la seguridad que mi asistente sin acreditación entre por la puerta del vestíbulo?

Yes, but you must only enter through the Lobby A door, and go directly to the Disabled Services desk. All other doors require badges or badge confirmations to enter.

¿Puedo inscribir a mi asistente el martes, o tengo que esperar hasta el miércoles para hacerlo?

Lo sentimos, debe esperar hasta el miércoles para inscribir a su asistente.

¿Existe alguna restricción sobre dónde puede ir mi asistente?

Your attendant should accompany you everywhere you go.
Misuse: The attendant’s role is support, not to attend as an extra guest. All badges are non-transferable and tied to photo ID. An attendant not accompanying the disabled badge holder, or using the attendant badge independently, may result in revocation of the badge.

For additional information, please see “ADA Attendants” HERE.


SERVICIOS PARA SORDOS

What is a Deaf Services sticker for?

If you are going to a panel and require an ASL interpreter, the sticker allows you to sit in reserved deaf seating areas available in larger panel rooms. These areas have yellow chair backs. The sticker also helps others recognize that non-vocal forms of communication would be appreciated.

I know your largest panels have ASL interpreters already scheduled. Are interpreters available for smaller panels too?

Sí. Puede solicitar un intérprete de ASL para otras salas de paneles en el mostrador de Servicios para Sordos del vestíbulo A.

I am very hard of hearing, but I do not sign. Can I sit in the deaf seating area, or closer to the stage, so I can hear better?

In large Program rooms, the sound systems are loud enough that sitting closer to the stage is not louder. In smaller Program rooms, sitting closer to a sound system speaker is a better option. The deaf seating areas are only for those who communicate with ASL.

¿Dispone de subtítulos cerrados o abiertos?

While we welcome captioning, neither the FCC nor ADA requires us to provide it.

For more information, please see “Deaf Services” here.

¿Puedo solicitar que un intérprete voluntario me ayude en mi hotel o en un restaurante cercano?

Sorry, no. Our volunteer interpreters can only assist you in Comic-Con–related areas, such as the convention center, at Comic-Con activities in official hotel event spaces, or at our library programs.

Soy un panelista invitado sordo. Puedo solicitar la asistencia de un intérprete durante mi intervención?

Be sure your key contact lets Programming know in advance that you will need an interpreter for your panel, and about any other accommodations, so they can make proper arrangements.
For additional services, ask the staff at the Agency desk if an agency interpreter is available for you to hire.

I am interested in volunteering as an ASL interpreter. Who should I contact?

Contacto: deafservices@comic-con.org

For additional information see “Deaf Services” HERE, or ask at the Deaf Services desk in Lobby A


LÍNEAS

¿Dónde está la línea de madrugada del departamento de Servicios para Sordos y Discapacitados?

Before the lobby opens, the early morning line is on the sidewalk outside Deaf Services and Disabled Services, starting to the left of the Lobby A doors and Info booth.

¿Tiene líneas ADA?
  • Not all Program rooms have separate ADA lines, but the largest rooms do. 
  • Most exhibitors do not have a separate ADA line, but their line must be ADA compliant. Exhibitors assess their own needs, so ADA/wheelchair access points are at the discretion of the exhibitor.
  • If you do not see an ADA line, ask the staff if there is one. Do not start your own line. 
  • For those with mobility issues, Disabled Services can send a runner to Badge Pick-up while you wait.
¿Dónde puedo conseguir una pulsera del pabellón H?

Hall H wristbands are for ADA Mobility Reserved seating or ASL Deaf seating only. Information is published as a tip on the Toucan blog within two weeks before the convention. On-site, the information is available at the Disabled Services desk in Lobby A.

Are there ADA accommodations for waiting in the Hall H line?

The first 1/3 to 1/2 of the Hall H ADA line is located inside the convention center, in carpeted and climate-controlled areas. Go to the Lobby F door and check with Lines staff to see where the end of the H line is. If the end of the line is outside at that time, Lines staff will direct you to that location. Be aware that the Hall H line may subject you to many long hours in the sun. Your attendant can hold your place in line but, when it is your turn, you must be present to take your place in line.

I cannot stand for long periods, and I do not have an attendant. Can I request someone to stand in line for me?

In some cases, Disabled Services can provide a volunteer line-stander for you. Ask at the Disabled Services desk.

The Autograph Area desk in the Sails Pavilion can also provide a volunteer line-stander for the Autograph Area.

Para obtener más información sobre LINES in situ, hable con una persona que lleve un polo verde lima con la marca Comic-Con en la zona que desee conocer.


MOVILIDAD

Soy panelista de la Comic-Con. ¿Se puede acceder al lugar en silla de ruedas?

The convention center is wheelchair accessible. If you will be going on stage, make sure your key contact lets Programming know in advance that you will need access to the stage and/or if any other accessibility accommodations are needed, so we can make proper arrangements.

¿Cómo reservo una silla de ruedas o un scooter?

Please see, “Wheelchairs and Mobility Scooters” here.

¿Puedo utilizar mi bicicleta eléctrica como dispositivo de movilidad?

No. For more information on Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices, please see “Wheelchairs and Mobility Scooters” here.


ADA HOTEL SHUTTLE

¿Hay lanzaderas ADA disponibles para uso de todos los miembros acreditados, incluso si no nos alojamos en un hotel?

No, no es así. El ADA Hotel Shuttle es sólo para huéspedes con movilidad reducida que hayan reservado a través del sistema de reservas hoteleras onPeak en la página web de la Comic-Con.

How many people does the ADA shuttle carry?

Shuttles can accommodate one mobility scooter (or wheelchair) and one companion only.

I have an onPeak hotel reservation for Comic-Con. How early should I request an ADA Hotel Shuttle?

At your earliest opportunity. For more information see the “ADA Hotel Shuttle” here.

Where at the convention center does the ADA Hotel Shuttle drop us off? Is it right in front of the doors?

The ADA Hotel Shuttle cannot drive up to the front of the convention center. The ADA Shuttle drops off and picks up just before the driveway, between the Marriott hotel and the convention center, a short distance from Lobby A.

¿Hay un servicio de transporte al Museo Comic-Con?

Lo sentimos, ya no hay servicio de transporte al Museo.

For more ADA Hotel Shuttle information, see “ADA Hotel Shuttle” here, or ask on-site at the shuttle kiosk just outside the Lobby A doors.


OTRAS FAQ

¿Qué tipo de acomodación de asientos ADA tienen en las salas del Programa y cómo funciona?

The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require reserved ADA seating for every disability. Please do not line up in the ADA line or sit in these seating sections just because you have an ADA sticker.

Waiting in an ADA line does not mean you will have first access. It does not guarantee you seating.

We offer ADA seating accommodations in three specific ways:

  • Wheelchair seating is available for mobility scooters and wheelchairs at the end of some aisles, next to a red-back chair that is reserved for your attendant. The rest of your party must wait in the general admission line. We will do our best to seat parties with children together, but this may increase your wait time in line. 
  • Deaf seating areas are available in the larger rooms and have yellow-back chairs. These seating sections are reserved for deaf attendees requiring an ASL interpreter. A Deaf Services sticker is required to sit in these sections. Stickers are available at the Deaf Services desk in Lobby A. 
  • Ambulatory Seating areas are available in Hall H and Ballroom 20. These seating sections are reserved only for people with limited mobility, such as; those who use crutches, walkers, canes, have a prosthetic limb, can’t bend their leg, or for those with an over-sized service dog (service dog sticker required). Ambulatory seating sections have red-back chairs.

In rooms where Ambulatory Seating is not available, those with limited mobility may sit in any available seat.

We do not allow transitioning or self-transitioning from a mobility device to a seat in any Program room or event.

If you do not have mobility issues, or you do not need an ASL interpreter, you may sit in the general seating areas, accessible from the general line.

All seating, including ADA-reserved seating, is “as seats become available.” All event and Program rooms have limited capacity as set by the fire marshal. Although your badge is required to attend all events, it does not guarantee access to any event if it has reached its capacity. We do not clear rooms between events. In the larger panels, Disabled Seating volunteers will let you know when seats become available.


If you do not have mobility issues, or you do not need an ASL Interpreter, you may sit in the general seating areas, accessible from the general line.

All seating, including ADA-reserved seating, is “as seats become available.” All event and Program rooms have limited capacity as set by the fire marshal. Although your badge is required to attend all events, it does not guarantee access to any event if it has reached its capacity. We do not clear rooms between events. In the larger panels, Disabled Seating volunteers will let you know when seats become available.

¿Tengo que presentar algún documento para utilizar la sala del Sudario Sensorial?

No, no es así.

Will a large-print version of the Events Guide be available in Disabled Services?

Sorry, we do not have a large print version, but the Events Quick Guide is available online.

¿Proporcionan oxígeno in situ?

No, no podemos suministrar oxígeno.

Mi medicación necesita refrigeración. ¿Puede ayudarme?

Lo sentimos, no podemos refrigerar sus medicamentos.

Is there disabled parking near the convention center, and is it possible to reserve a spot?

Disabled parking below the convention center is in short supply and is only available on a first-come, first-served basis. It cannot be reserved.

Some disabled parking is available in parking lots near the convention center, but most of these spaces are reserved in an Ace Parking pre-sale.

Parking is free at parking meters with a disabled placard or plate, but these are also difficult to find nearby. Being dropped off, using rideshare, taking buses, or taking the trolley (which stops across the street from the convention center at Fifth Ave.) are often better choices.


 Be sure to read the Comic-Con Policies page here:
https://www.comic-con.org/cc/plan-your-visit/convention-policies/ 

For information not listed in the FAQ, please contact cci-info@comic-con.org or ask on-site at Deaf and Disabled Services.