Inside Out’s Reel Access discount is available for BIPOC folks, students, seniors, under-waged patrons, and patrons living with disabilities. Valid for regular in-person and digital screenings during the 2023 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival from May 25th – June 4th.

For more information on accessible ticketing or to inquire about Reel Access discounts for All Access passes, please email us at boxoffice@insideout.ca

• All of our venues are wheelchair accessible. All of our venues welcome service animals, guide dogs, and a support person accompanying a patron living with a disability. 
• Inside Out offers a discounted Reel Access 5-Pack ticket package available to BIPOC folks, students, seniors, underwaged patrons and patrons living with a disabilities. Valid for in-person and digital screenings during the 2023 Inside Out Film Festival. Must be in Ontario to view digitally.
• Students, seniors, underwaged patrons and patrons with disabilities are eligible for a 15% discount on in-person and digital screenings.

Accessibility parking can be located across the street at the Hyatt Regency Hotel (370 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9) located across the street from TIFF Bell Lightbox. Pricing between $8 – $15 depending on the time of day. 

For any questions about parking, please contact Amanda at access[at]insideout.ca

All festival films screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox will be accompanied with open captions or English subtitles (all languages will be subtitled, including English). All festival films screening via Cinesend will have the option to enable captions.

For any access needs (or accessibility concerns) for upcoming Inside Out events, please contact Amanda at access[at]insideout.ca. Any ASL interpreter requests must be booked 72 hours in advance.

Funded by the Toronto Arts Council, this 2019-2020 project brought together film festival representatives and disability activists/consultants to address obstacles to accessibility at film festivals in Toronto. The project held a well-attended Discovery Forum in May of 2019 to bring the discussion of accessibility to the foreground. A follow-up in-person forum planned for 2020 was cancelled due to COVID-19 and replaced with an industry survey on accessibility improvements. The project also created an Accessibility Resource Guide for film festivals.

The Accessibility Resource Guide is part of the Investment Readiness Program funded by the Government of Canada’s​ SI/SF Strategy​.

In 2020, with funding from the Investment Readiness Program of Employment and Social Development Canada, Inside Out initiated a project to investigate the feasibility of a central toolhouse to provide accessibility supports, equipment and services to event producers in Toronto with the aim to increase overall accessibility. When the toolhouse was deemed not currently feasible, the project dug deeper to look at what kind of change was needed for accessibility to be prioritized throughout the culture of an organization. The result is a useful report of case studies on organizational transition that can lead to a “culture of accessibility” in all organizational operations.  Download a copy of that report here.

This 2020-21 project is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and focused on developing a standard set of policies and procedures for the advancement of accessibility in the film festival sector. Led by an Advisory Committee of festival reps and disability activists and in partnership with the Creative Users Project, the project aims to release a standard document of policies and procedures by the end of 2021.