aUDIO Description

THE 2024 SUMMER SEASON HAS COME TO A CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING!

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As part of the 2024 festival, TOPS presented a number of screenings with optional audio description (AD) for blind, low vision, or visually impaired audience members. Attendees who opt to hear audio description used their own mobile phones and earpieces to access pre-recorded tracks through a Zoom link, which complement the film’s audio deriving from TOPS’ speakers.

A complete overview of TOPS venue accessibility features can be found here, and for additional assistance, please contact accessibility@topictureshow.com

All pre-recorded audio descriptions for this programme are written by Robin Hunter.

The eight screening events with audio description in the summer 2024 programme are listed below, along with their dates and locations.

Wheel-Trans Arrival Details

If you need to arrange for Wheel-Trans services to attend any of TOPS’ screenings, please see the below arrival information for each of TOPS’ screening venues.

Fort York: The event is located inside the “Walled Fort” at Fort York National Historic Site. The event entrance gate can be accessed at 100 Garrison Road, where a paved path leads into the fort towards the screening area (the screening area and other venue amenities are a short walk past the event gate, followed on a flat, paved path). Upon arrival to the event entrance gate, guests are welcome to connect with a TOPS staff member, who can be identified by wearing a lanyard and found at the event gate, if they’d like assistance navigating the screening area.

Christie Pits Park: The event entrance is located near 5 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 3B1, directly across from TTC Christie Station,, and can be accessed at the corner of Christie St and Bloor St. Arriving guests are welcome to connect with a TOPS staff member, who can be identified by wearing a lanyard and found near the paved path at the Bloor & Christie corner in the park, if they’d like assistance navigating the screening area. The screening area is by the covered pavilion in the near centre of Christie Pits Park, making use of the hill and flat area in the southern portion of the park, across from the TTC Christie Station.

Corktown Common: The event entrance is located at 155 Bayview Ave, and can be accessed at the corner of Bayview Ave and Mill St. Arriving guests are welcome to connect with a TOPS staff member, who can be identified by wearing a lanyard and found near the event entrance, if they’d like assistance navigating the screening area. The event takes place at the open south field within Corktown Common.

Bell Manor Park: The event entrance is located at 1 Bayside Lane, and can be accessed at the corner of Bayside Lane and Bell Manor Drive. Arriving guests are welcome to connect with a TOPS staff member, who can be identified by wearing a lanyard and found at the TOPS tent (up the slightly inclined path leading into the park), if they’d like assistance navigating the screening area. The event takes place at the southern open end of the park, next to the community garden and across from the splash pad area.