COMMIT NOW TO DO THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR NEXT FESTIVAL:

INVITE DISABLED EXPERTS TO JOIN YOUR PROGRAMMING AND JURY TEAMS.

REQUIRE ALL FILMMAKERS TO PROVIDE FILMS WITH OPEN CAPTIONS AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION.

COMMIT TO HAVING SCREENINGS THAT CATER TO DISABLED AUDIENCES. NON-DISABLED PEOPLE WILL ALSO ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM THE VARIOUS FORMS OF ACCESS.

DO NOT PROGRAM ANY FILMS IN THEATERS THAT PREVENT ENTRY, THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS OR LACK HUMANE, COMFORTABLE SEATING ALLOCATED FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS.

SUPPORT DISABLED FILMMAKER & TALENT NEEDS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND ACCESS TO PANELS, INTROS, Q&A’S, AND NETWORKING & SOCIAL EVENTS.

DOES YOUR SENSE OF INTERSECTIONALITY EXTEND TO ALL UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES? ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE DISABLED FILMMAKERS IN THE SAME WAYS THAT YOU HIGHLIGHT OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED FILMMAKERS.

WHEN YOU ANNOUNCE YOUR PROGRAM, IMMEDIATELY PUBLISH INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE ACCESS. YOUR AUDIENCE AND BOX OFFICE WILL GROW.

CONSULT & COMPENSATE THOSE IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY WHO HAVE RELEVANT EXPERTISE AS WE GUIDE YOU IN THESE EFFORTS.

BE CREATIVE. THESE SUGGESTIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BREAK THE BANK, AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN VARIOUS WAYS AT BIG AND SMALL FESTIVALS.