ACCOMMODATIONS
Renee Davidson
Sunday, Nov 5, 2017 • 1–4pm
ADMISSION: $12 (Ticket price includes museum admission); youth 18 and under, and Community Access Transition young adults 18–22 are free
Join us for Superfest’s 31st year! Superfest is the longest-running festival of its kind in the world, showcasing an innovative range of juried short and feature-length films, organized by the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University and the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco. Superfest enriches the Bay Area by cultivating an event that celebrates disability as a generative and creative force in cinema and more broadly in culture.
[Image description for lead image: Painting of a film director clapboard composed of a square bottom board, and a hinged clapstick on the left side in open position. The inside of the square is made up of multicolored horizontal lines—magenta, green, yellowish green, orange, and blue—with the words Production, Director, Camera, Date, Scene written in color pencil, on separate lines. Above the clapboard is a background of white and light blue suggesting a sky. The words 31 Superfest International Disability Film Festival are written over the background sky. Painting by Anne Slater.]
In addition to ample space for wheelchairs; a friendly environment for service animals; and a scent-free environment; films will be audio described and captioned, ensuring a welcoming environment for people of all disabilities. ASL interpreting and live-captioning will be provided.
For additional accommodation requests, please contact Emily Beitiks at 415.405.3528.
[Image description: A black and white photo of a crowded audience smiling and talking with each other. A sign on a chair in front reads “Reserved for people with low vision.” Photo credit: Renee Davidson, Lighthouse for the Blind.]
Join us for a guided tour of Jewish Folktales Retold: Artist As Maggid conducted in American Sign-Language (ASL) for visitors who are Deaf, with verbal imaging descriptions designed for visitors who are blind or have low-vision. Open to people with non-sensory disabilities and nondisabled people too. Tours are 90 minutes long and led by a Museum educator and an ASL interpreter. Advance registration required.
The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University works to challenge prevailing notions and stereotypes of disability by showcasing disabled people's strength, ingenuity, and originality. Our public education and cultural events connect the Bay Area’s vibrant disability communities and the general public with faculty and students at SF State to fight disability stigma with disability culture. The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability continues its founder's legacy by working at the intersection of scholarship and advocacy to celebrate people with disabilities as innovative forces for social change.
Founded in 1902, San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired promotes the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or have low vision. We offer blindness skills training and relevant services such as access to employment, education, government, information, recreation, transportation and the environment. We also pursue the development of new technology, encourage innovation, and amplify the voices of blind individuals around the world.
Access Programs are made possible by major support from Wells Fargo Foundation. Additional generous support is provided by the Toole Family Charitable Foundation and The Morse Family Foundation.
Superfest 2017 poster artwork by Anne Slater. Audience photo by Renee Davidson, Lighthouse for the Blind.