Accessibility

General

Attending a year-round Inside Out event and need information about accessibility or to request accommodations prior to attending? We’re here to help! Please reach out to access@insideout.ca. Brief information is provided below, but we’re always happy to chat about how to provide the best experience for everyone.

Seating and Ticketing

All of Inside Out’s year-round programming uses GA seating. Accessible seats and companion seats are available at both Paradise and the Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Please contact boxoffice@insideout.ca and/or access@insideout.ca when booking your tickets to reserve this seating. If you have not pre-selected these seats, please ask an Inside Out staff member or volunteer for assistance upon arrival at the cinema. Availability and location of accessible/companion seating varies between venues. To inquire about seating accommodations, please contact access@insideout.ca.

ASL Interpreters

ASL interpreters are available upon request for all year-round screenings and events. We ask that you please provide at least one week’s notice to ensure availability. To book ASL, or to inquire further, please email access@insideout.ca.

Film Captioning

Inside Out is committed to ensuring accessibility by providing captioning or full subtitling for all year-round screenings.

Admissions for Support Persons

One support person accompanying a person with a disability will be provided access to all year-round Inside Out screenings free of charge, provided that the individual they are accompanying has a ticket. To reserve a seat for your support person, please contact access@insideout.ca.

Service Animals

Guide dogs and service animals are welcome at all of Inside Out’s year-round screening venues. Please let Inside Out staff or volunteers know if your service animal needs water or any assistance.

Accommodations for Line-Ups

Inside Out understands that some attendees may have accessibility concerns which limit their ability to stand in lineups prior to a screening. If you require accommodations for queuing, please alert an Inside Out staff member or volunteer upon your arrival at the line-up area for your screening. They will direct you to a waiting area, where you will be able to sit until the cinema is opened for audience entry. Upon the cinema opening, a staff member will provide priority access for guests in this waiting area, allowing easier access to preferred and/or accessible seating. For any concerns regarding line-ups and cinema access, please reach out to access@insideout.ca.

Venues

Paradise Theatre

Inside Out programs our year-round, Run it Back series at Paradise Theatre, located at 1006 Bloor St. W. This venue is located between the accessible Dufferin and Ossington subway stations, and bus stops servicing Dufferin St. and Dovercourt Rd. There is a paid parking lot available just behind the theatre. Paradise’s lobby and main-level theatre are fully wheelchair accessible, with an accessible washroom available just off the lobby. There is no onsite elevator, and the balcony level is inaccessible. The main floor of the cinema has designated wheelchair space, along with 2 transfer seats available for patrons who wish to move from assistive devices. Support person seating is available alongside these seats and wheelchair spaces.

Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Inside Out will be hosting our Can Film Day screening at the Scotiabank Theatre, located at 259 Richmond St. W. This venue is located near the accessible Osgoode subway station. Passenger dropoff is available in front of the cinema on Richmond St. Accessible parking is available beneath the cinema building. The lobby of the cinema is accessible, and there is an elevator available to the right of the escalator that services the cinema level. Accessible seating is located on the access level of each cinema, at the ends of each row. The washrooms available on the main floor are gendered, however, family washrooms are available near the concession area. There are accessible washrooms available throughout the building. To inquire about other assistive devices available at the Scotiabank Theatre, please email access@insideout.ca.

More Information

We believe the experience of the Festival should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability, identity, location, or economic status. We believe that 2SLGBTQ+ people should face no barriers in accessing the content created by and for them. Inside Out takes an active role in reducing those barriers for our audiences and artists, because we see this as our responsibility as a presenter of the arts and an advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ people. We want everyone to feel safe, welcomed, and included at Inside Out.

Inside Out believes that accessibility is an ongoing conversation, not a single, static goalpost. We strive to improve our festival accessibility every year, and welcome feedback at all times from any attendees. Please feel free to reach out to access@insideout.ca at any time.

Further Resources: Industry-wide Projects to Increase Accessibility

We believe the experience of cinema should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability, identity, location, or economic status. We believe that 2SLGBTQ+ people should face no barriers in accessing the content created by and for them. Inside Out takes an active role reducing those barriers for our audiences and artists, because we see this as our responsibility as a presenter of the arts and an advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ people. We want everyone to feel safe, welcomed, and included at Inside Out.