Access Measures
The Toronto Fringe is committed to creating an inclusive experience for all patrons, staff, artists, and volunteers, including those with disabilities. We work with our community to identify, prevent, and remove barriers so that a fulfilling experience can be enjoyed by all.
Access at the digital toronto fringe festival
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Transcripts
All audio pieces will be accompanied by PDF transcript documents that are screen-reader friendly.
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ASL Interpretation
On-Demand Series:
ComMUTE by Deaf Spirit Theatre
This show was created by members of the Deaf community. This 60 minute show features ASL interpretation. Learn more.
About the show: Don't miss the train! Hop on and hold on to your transfer as we take you on an often hilarious, but sometimes serious, journey through place, time, and space with the cast of Deaf Spirit Theatre.POSTSCRIPT Live(stream):
All events streamed to Facebook Live feature ASL interpretation: A Dose of On-Demand (July 21, 8pm), Fringe Artist Cabaret (July 26, 8pm), and Teen Fringe Performance (July 30, 1pm). Learn more.
ASL interpretation is available by request when registering for Opening Night Party (July 21, 9pm-11pm), Comedy Night (July 30, 8pm), and Closing Night Party (July 31, 9pm-11pm). Learn more and register here.
POSTSCRIPT virtual patio on gather.town:
ASL Interpretation is available upon request when registering for gather.town. Click here to register now.
Scroll down on this page to learn more about access in gather.town!
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Captions
All videos in our On-Demand series are closed captioned.
Primetime events and POSTSCRIPT Live(stream) events will feature Auto-Transcribed Captioning.
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Screen-readers
All published PDFs will adhere to best practices for accessibility. We endeavour to make them screen-reader compatible.
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Access and gather.town
gather.town is the platform where we are hosting POSTSCRIPT, our virtual patio. For more information about POSTSCRIPT programming, click here.
Please note: gather.town works best on a computer, rather than a tablet or a phone! For more gather.town 101 information, check out their help page here.
Auto-Transcribed Captions are available for gather.town when using the Google Chrome browser with "Live Caption" enabled. Find this setting under "Accessibility" in "Settings" on your browser.
ASL Interpretation is available upon request when registering for gather.town. Click here to register now.