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CEA Card

About the CEA Card

The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA).


The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema.

The Card is also one way for cinemas to make sure they look after their disabled guests. If you require an adjustment to visit a cinema because of your disability, cinema staff should make them for you whether you have a CEA Card or not.

The Card is developed by UKCA’s Disability Working Group, whose members include film exhibitors and distributors, and national disability charities such as Action on Hearing Loss, the RNIB, Dimensions and Muscular Dystrophy UK.

Who to contact

Website
Apply or Renew
Notes

Eligibility

To apply, the person requiring assistance must be 8 years of age or older and be in receipt of one of the following:

  • Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  • Attendance Allowance (AA)
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  • Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)

Or hold:

  • Severely Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Registered Blind)
  • Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Partially Sighted)

When applying for a Card please send or upload a copy of the awarding letter from DWP or a statement confirming receipt of the allowance for the applicant dated within the last 12 months.

Alternatively, for Severely Sight Impaired or Sight Impaired applicants, please send or upload a photocopy of registration for the person requiring assistance.

If you are unable to find this correspondence, or do not meet the above criteria but believe that as a result of your disability you still need someone to accompany you to the cinema, please contact us.

Please note we don't accept Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance or being a Blue Badge holder as sole proof of eligibility.

If you are applying to transfer your Picturehouse Cinema Carers Card to a CEA Card, you will not need to provide details of your eligibility.

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