Access For Sight Impaired ConsumersAccess For Sight Impaired ConsumersThe Access 2 Entertainment Card is a new national program developed jointly by the Motion Picture Theatre Association of Canada and the National Advisory Council of Disability Associations. This card allows a guide, assistant, or attendant accompanying a person with a disability to be admitted to participating movie theatres either for free, or at a reduced rate.
This program is not limited to persons with a vision loss; it is offered to all individuals with a documented disability who require the assistance of a guide or attendant when going to a movie theatre. Moviegoers with a sensory disability will be pleased to know that many Famous Players theatres in Canada are equipped with descriptive narration (DVS) and rear-window captioning (RWC), an advocacy initiative undertaken by ASIC in 2001.
PLEASE NOTE: The Access 2 Entertainment card program is not an ASIC initiative. ASIC is providing a summary of information concerning this new program, on our website, to help promote broad circulation of this information. For more details concerning the Access 2 Entertainment Card, including procedures, please click here to view a Access 2 Entertainment Card FAQ Sheet.