Blind and low-vision Memphis Grizzlies fans now have a new way to experience home games at FedExForum: a tablet that turns live gameplay into vibrations they can feel with their fingertips. The Grizzlies announced the accessibility offering on November 10, pairing with FedExForum and Ticketmaster to bring the technology to Beale Street.
How the Tactile Tablets Work
The devices, made by a company called OneCourt, use tactile broadcast technology that converts real-time game data into vibrations for blind and low-vision fans, according to the seed facts behind this report as detailed by ABC24. The tablets help fans follow gameplay in real time using vibrations layered over a raised outline of the Grizzlies’ home court, and they also provide feedback through haptic technology paired with generative audio. OneCourt describes its own mission simply: the company says it is “transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations, so fans with visual disabilities can watch the game with their fingertips,” according to OneCourt.
FedExForum’s own accessibility page confirms a OneCourt Tactile Broadcast Device is listed specifically for Grizzlies games, per FedExForum. That same page states devices can be picked up at the Guest Services desk on the Plaza and Terrace Levels, while the Grizzlies’ announcement as relayed by the local station places checkout at the Guest Relations desk outside Section 102 — a discrepancy in the pickup location that hasn’t been resolved as of publication. Fans planning to borrow a tablet may want to confirm the exact desk with the arena ahead of tip-off.
Tablets Free All Season
The tablets will be available free to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis at all Grizzlies home games during the 2026-27 season, per the facts behind this report. OneCourt CEO Jerred Mace said the technology lets blind and low-vision Grizzlies fans feel gameplay at their fingertips alongside other fans in the arena, and he thanked the Grizzlies and Ticketmaster for making accessibility part of the game-day experience in Memphis.
FedExForum isn’t the only arena offering the technology — the Grizzlies join at least 11 other professional basketball stadiums with the OneCourt device, according to onecourt.io. That expansion tracks with a broader rollout already underway elsewhere in the league: since 2025, Ticketmaster has offered the tablets at every home game for nine NBA teams, according to GeekWire.
A Broader Push Across Pro Sports
The Sacramento Kings were among the earlier adopters, announcing in February 2025 that OneCourt displays would be available free at all Golden 1 Center home games that season, with five devices available per game and checkout at Guest Services near Sections 109 and 207, according to the Sacramento Kings. The Atlanta Hawks similarly offer five OneCourt devices at State Farm Arena, free of charge and distributed first-come, first-served, the same report notes was also true in Atlanta.
The technology isn’t confined to basketball. Ticketmaster backed an NFL pilot during the 2025 season involving four clubs, including the Seattle Seahawks, along with support at Super Bowl LX, the same GeekWire report states. More recently, OneCourt tablets became available at every home game for the Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings, with the NHL and Ticketmaster making the tablets free at the league’s marquee events this season and at all home games for those four teams.
The push toward haptic accessibility has been building alongside other arena technology upgrades. Beginning with the 2023-24 season, all NBA arenas were equipped with optical tracking technology that captures player and ball movement in real time, according to The Athletic — the kind of real-time data feed that makes devices like OneCourt’s tablets possible in the first place.
FedExForum says all areas of the facility are accessible, and assistive listening devices are also available to guests at the Guest Relations Center, per the arena’s accessibility page. For Grizzlies fans who are blind or low-vision, the new tablets add another layer to that promise — one meant to let them feel every possession alongside the roar of the crowd.
