Introduction
Cinevolution understands that access needs are different for everyone and that these needs can also change every day. We will do our best to accommodate your needs before you even attend our programming. However, if there are additional accessibility needs, we will try our best to accommodate. For more information or specific requests, please contact Regan Shrumm, our Accessibility Coordinator, at 778-803-7150 extension 105 or regan@cinevolutionmedia.com.
Access Guide
Currently, the PDF has limited screen reader functionality. We encourage screen reader users to use the Word version for the most accessible document
Online Festival Exhibition
Artworks
There are six artworks available through www.digitalcarnival.ca. Each artwork has its own set of accessibility offerings. Working alongside the artists, we have developed these accessibility offerings in consultation with the community, including individuals with disabilities and organizations focusing on disability services. In most cases, we offer American Sign Language (ASL), Audio Description (AD) and Transcripts of the projects. This page will be updated with more information soon. Thank your for your patience.
EVENTS
All Digital Carnival Z events will have ASL interpretation and Automated Live Captions in English. If you would like to know more about the ASL interpreters for each event, please contact our Accessibility Coordinator, Regan Shrumm at regan@cinevolutionmedia.com or call 778-803-7150 ext. 105.
Except for Workroom, all of the events will be recorded, and a transcript will be made available two weeks after the event. The Digital Carnival Z: Virtual Festival Launch will also include live audio description provided by Rebecca Singh of Superior Description Services.
Once the event recordings are ready, you can access them from this page.
Featured Artist Exhibition
UNION is an exhibition with artists Nancy Lee 李南屏 and Kiran Bhumber. It is presented at the Richmond Art Gallery.
Address
The Richmond Art Gallery is located at 7700 Minoru Gate between Granville Avenue and Minoru Boulevard. It is located inside the Richmond Cultural Centre.
Accessible Entrance
The main entrance at Minoru Plaza has five stairs and is accessible with ramp entry. The main entrance has automatic sliding doors. The entrance on the eastside of the building on Minoru Boulevard has six stairs and is accessible with a ramp. This entrance has an automatic push plate/button entrance.
Facility
The Richmond Art Gallery is located on the main floor of the Richmond Cultural Centre. Inside the gallery, halogen and LED lighting is used throughout. All door handles inside the gallery are lever style. While there is no lockers or coatroom, there are coat hooks available at the entrance; however, items are left at the owners’ risk.
Car Parking
Four accessible parking spaces are located on the ground level of the parkade adjacent to the entrance to the Richmond Cultural Centre. Two of these spaces are van accessible. Additional accessible parking is located throughout the Minoru complex, including near the entrance to Richmond Arenas, the Minoru Aquatic Centre, and the Minoru track.
Bike Rack
There are three bike racks located by the main entrance on the Minoru Plaza. One bike rack is located by the east entrance on Minoru Boulevard.
Public Transportation
The Gallery is located near the following bus stops:
• The Minoru Gate and Minoru Boulevard bus stop serves line 414.
• The Granville Avenue and Minoru Boulevard bus stop serves line 406.
• The No. 3 Road and Park Road bus stop serves line 402, 403, 404, 406, 410, 414, and 416.
All TransLink buses are wheelchair accessible with 80% of transit stops designated as accessible. For handyDART, TransLink’s accessible, door-to-door shared transit service, please contact TransLink at call 604-575-6600 (local) and 1-844-475-6600 (toll-free).
The closest SkyTrain station to the Gallery is Richmond-Brighouse, which is 1.1 km away from the Gallery.
Washrooms
On the main floor, there are men’s and women’s washrooms, each with an accessible stall with grab bars. The second floor has both gendered washroom facilities, and an universal washroom with grab bars. All washrooms have baby changes tables, and soap and air dryers are at lower height.
Food and Drinks
Currently, there is no food or drinks available for purchase within the Richmond Cultural Centre. Outside food and drinks are allowed in the Richmond Cultural Centre; however, no food or drinks are permitted in the Richmond Art Gallery. Water fountains are located on the main and second floors of the Richmond Cultural Centre.
Seating
Seating is currently limited due to Provincial Health Orders. Bench seating (without arms) is available in the lobby of the Richmond Cultural Centre.
Service Animals
Service animals are welcome.
Website Accessibility
We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website for all people, and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
This website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. The WCAG guidelines were made to help make the internet more user friendly for everyone. Cinevolution recognizes that the WCAG does not address all needs. In fact the WCAG can even be problematic, such as the fact that you do not need to caption podcasts since they are not considered multimedia.
While we strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website. We are continuing to work on improving the website for screen reader users.
On the upper right-hand corner of this website, beside the navigation menu, you will find a “universal access” icon, which when clicked will bring up a panel that allows you to change some settings on this website — namely, add underline links across the board, increase or decrease the font size, and change the images to greyscale. Please note, this feature is turned off for mobile devices, as users may control accessibility settings on their mobile devices.
We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. The site’s accessibility will be kept under ongoing review, and we welcome your input into this, especially if you are having any difficulties with accessing our content, or if the way it is presented could be made clearer. To do this, please send an email to regan@cinevolutionmedia.com or call 778-803-7150 ext. 105.