The City of Nîmes is relaunching, from this Sunday, October 8, the Ciné Relax operation to facilitate access to culture for people with disabilities.
The City of Nîmes, in order to “facilitate access to cultural leisure activities for people with disabilities, particularly those with behavioral disorders”, is relaunching cinema screenings accessible to people “whose disability leads to atypical behavior”. Thus, the first session will be held at the Kinepolis cinema, this Sunday, October 8, at 2:30 p.m., with, on the bill, the comedy “New departure”, with Franck Dubosc and Karine Viard.
For anyone with a disability
“Autism, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, psychological, cognitive disorders or Alzheimer’s disease, this initiative allows, through a regularly scheduled Sunday session, any person with a disability to benefit from a session in a caring environment. of cinema without fear of disturbing or being judged”, explains the City of Nîmes.
In practice
The sessions are open to all and are obviously not reserved only for people with disabilities. Sessions at 2:30 p.m., price €5.60, Sunday October 8 and Wednesday November 15, 2023; Sunday January 14, Wednesday February 7, Sunday April 28, 2024. Sessions at 10:40 a.m. (€5.60), Sunday December 3, 2023, Sunday March 10, 2024, Sunday June 23, 2024. Information from CCAS, at 04 66 76 84 88 or [email protected].
“We are very happy to relaunch the Ciné relax operation which is now a moment well identified by ever more numerous participants. This action, in favor of the inclusion of all audiences in cultural and leisure activities, is carried out in partnership with the Ciné Relax association and the Kinepolis cinema. During the sessions offered, around ten volunteers, brought together by the CCAS of the City, receive the public at the entrance to the cinema, accompany each family into the room, and stay present throughout the film for any possible requests”, explains Véronique Jouve-Sammut, advisor responsible for Disabilities and Accessibility.
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