Accessibility at LIFT

Tbe Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is working hard to make our facilities more accessible to our community as best as possible. The organization welcomes any suggestions from the community about how we can improve access.

Currently, LIFT facility, which is located at 1137 Dupont Street, is accessible in the following ways:

– The facility is on one level, with power accessible entry from the Gladstone Avenue side entrance (on brick paving).
– There is a sloped entrance on the main door from Dupont Street, however it is not a power door entrance.

The side entrance on Gladstone Avenue is wheelchair accessible, with power doors to assist in entry.
– As of July 4, 2025 the power is currently not working but we are working to remedy that soon. The door has wheelchair clearance.

– Our washrooms are designed for wheelchair clearance and both have power doors. Both washroom signs also have braille identification on the doors.

– Many post-production facility suites, our main and digital classroom classrooms and our kitchen were built with wheelchair clearance in mind.

– We will work to support access needs for our current renting level members (Production Levels) who are renting various gear and rooms. If accommodation with facilities are needed please email the Technical Department at tech@lift.ca to let them know in advance of your visit so we can work together on how to provide accommodation. For off-site equipment rentals, all renting members are asked to bring their own crew to assist with gear loading and unloading. LIFT staff are unable to assist with the carrying of gear in and out of the building or in the loading of cameras, as indicated in point #15 of the rental policy and is applicable to all members.

– We will continue to offer a selection of our workshops online after the COVID-19 pandemic to allow for remote learning.

– LIFT strives to make our space and workshops as accessible as possible. Please contact us about special needs at least ten (10) business days before any workshop you are interested in and we will work towards accommodating them.  Sign Language Interpreters providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation are available for our seasonal workshops, upon request. Please email us about special needs at least ten (10) business days before any workshop you are interested in registering and we will try to set up an interpreter if one is available within the requested timeline. Due to time restraints and ASL interpreter availability we cannot guarantee ASL support on short notice, but we will try our best to provide this support.

– LIFT is a scent-free workplace and we ask all those visiting the facility not to wear scented products.

– Registered Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Guide Dogs, Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals with vest or harness are welcome in the facility. If your guide dog/service animal does not wear a vest or harness, you can show documentation from one of the professionals on the AODA website.

Any questions or suggestions can be directed to the Executive Director Chris Kennedy at director@lift.on.ca

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This document was created in May 2022.
Current as of July 4, 2025.

LIFT sees this as a living document and we commit to returning to revisit it as our understanding grows.