Special Access
SPECIAL ACCESS SEATING
Available at the Festival, Royal George and Studio Theatres. Let our Box Office Representative know if we can offer any assistance during your visit and please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the performance. Wheelchair-accessible washrooms are available at the Festival and Studio Theatres and behind the shop next door to the Royal George Theatre, accessible from outside the shop.
SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL)
Interpreted matinee performances of Lady Windermere’s Fan will be given at the Festival Theatre on Thursday, May 30 and Friday, October 4. Call the Box Office for details.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
Reserve when you book your tickets. $2 fee (tax included). If you are a member of the Canadian or American Hard of Hearing Association and wish to have the fee waived, please indicate at time of booking and present your card when you pick up your device.
All Shaw Festival theatres are equipped with Sennheiser Infrared Assistive Listening Systems.
Types of Assistive Listening Receivers available:
http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/497/170 – RI 150 stethoset style receiver
http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/1206/170 – HDI 830 stethoset style receiver
Pendant style receivers - worn hanging from the neck and used in conjunction with an Induction neck loop. It transmits the audio signal from the receiver to hearing aids equipped with a T-switch or Induction coils. For specifications, click on the following links…
http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/1351/170/ – RI 830S pendant style receiver
http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/1353/170 – EZT 3011 induction loop
http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/50// – RI 250S pendant style receiver
http://www.sennheiser.ca/live/senn/produit/en/36/51/ – EZT 1011 induction loop
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