There were three accessible films last year. The TIFF website has an accessibility page with information on accessing theatres, how to book assisted listening devices and which movies have closed captioning. But the statement goes on to acknowledge that these examples are not a substitute for closed captioning. Liviya Mendelsohn of the ReelAbilities Film Festival says TIFF should do more to make closed captioning mandatory for more movies. In 2016, Mendelsohn's organization sent their accessibility guideline to TIFF organizers about how to throw an accessible film festival.

Source: CBC News September 12, 2017 09:56 UTC