[5] In late 2000, Wotton collaborated with other sex workers and related organisations, such as People with Disability Australia Inc., to form the "Touching Base Committee".
[8]Following the release of the film, Wotton stated in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald: "I am a sex worker and I make my money from clients seeing me.
In a 2012 article for The Age on whether movies can help overturn stereotypes surrounding sex and disabilities, Shane Green described the film as moving and noted that it: "continues to win international acclaim".
[10] Following 2012 screenings at the SXSW festival in Texas, Badass Digest reviewer Zack Carlson concluded: "Scarlet Road isn’t flashy, artsy or clever.
[5] Writing for Bitch Flicks, Erin Tatum, a reviewer with cerebral palsy, said: "Ultimately, the audience can recognize that there’s a great deal of intersectionality in the way that both sex workers and disabled people are policed and shamed about their sexual expression.
[3][13] Wotton also briefed MPs in Adelaide before a March 2012 screening of the film as part of a broader debate about the decriminalisation of the buying of sexual services in states beyond New South Wales, and a specific call by South Australia Dignity for Disability MP Kelly Vincent for disability services funding to pay for access to sex therapy or a prostitute.