A large Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) logo at King Street and Spadina Avenue during the 2023 festival.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from Sept. 5-15 in downtown Toronto. The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious events on the city's cultural calendar, but according to one critic, accessibility issues prevent it from being something every movie lover can fully enjoy.
"I don't understand why we're still having this conversation," said McNeely, who first spoke to CBC Toronto about"It's frustrating to me. It's frustrating that people with disabilities are being ignored and being relegated to the side." "I can get refunded later for any movie that is not captioned. But that still is not giving me the dignity of being treated as a customer making an informed decision of what is available to me," he said.Captioning should be prerequisite for TIFF: advocate
"I think once a major film festival like TIFF takes a role like that, that's going to start, potentially, a sort of movement towards it at other major festivals," she said.David Lepofsky, chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance, said with modern technology it's easier than ever for a film to have captions. And TIFF has the prestige to mandate them, he said.
This year, for films being shown at the TIFF Lightbox there are new captioning devices available for those who need them.
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