Accessibility at Canadian Venues: Who's Leading the Way

The leaders

1. The listening rooms (the WECC (see our feature), the folk festivals (see our folk features)) — the quiet venues (see our features) naturally accessible (see our features) to (see our features) sensory-sensitive audiences (see our Deaf feature).
2. The festival accessibility programs (the ASL interpretation (see our Deaf feature), the quiet tents, the viewing platforms (see our festival features)) — the outdoor flexibility (see our features) as the advantage (see our features).
3. The historic-theatre retrofits (the Danforth (see our feature), the Vogue (see our feature)) — the ramps — the elevators — the hearing loops (see our features): the old rooms learning (see our features) new tricks (see our features).
4. The DIY spaces (see our venues features) — the all-ages (see our all-ages feature) — the community ownership (see our features) — the flexibility of the small rooms (see our features).
5. The advocates (see our Deaf feature) — the Deaf and disabled artists (see our features) pushing (see our features) the industry (see our industry features) forward (see our features).

The work remaining

The gaps (see our features): the small rooms (see our tiny-venues feature) without elevators (see our features); the historic buildings (see our venues features) without ramps (see our features); the budget lines (see our industry features) that cut accessibility first (see our features). The advocates (see our Deaf feature) keep pushing (see our features). The leaders (see our features) keep leading (see our features). The show (see our features) belongs (see our features) to (see our features) everyone (see our features). The (see our features) venues (see our venue features) that know this (see our features) win (see our features) the (see our features) audiences (see our features) the (see our features) others (see our features) lose (see our features). Accessibility (see our features) is (see our features) the (see our features) future (see our features). The (see our features) leaders (see our features) know (see our features). The (see our features) laggers (see our features) will (see our features) learn (see our features).