marcyp06
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It be happening soon.
"The DOJ proposes to require movie theater owners and operators to show films with closed captioning. DOJ proposes to limit this requirement to no more than 50 percent of the films shown, and DOJ is willing to give owners and operators up to 5 years to get to the 50 percent mark.
HLAA believes that "full and equal enjoyment" of services under the Americans with Disabilities Act means that people with hearing loss must be provided the kind of accommodations that would allow us to attend any movie anytime. For people with significant hearing loss, that means 100% captioning. We believe that an across the board industry cap of 50% is arbitrary and inconsistent with the law.
HLAA's position on movie captioning is:
•All movies should be made accessible to movie goers with hearing loss though captioning.
•People with hearing loss should be able to see any movie at any time on any day.
•There are many ways to caption movies today. HLAA does not specify the method used to caption the movie so long as it provides effective communication."
Full article w/ link to Department of Justice website
The DOJ was taking public comments on the issue up until January 24th so now that its closed im curious what will come of it!
"The DOJ proposes to require movie theater owners and operators to show films with closed captioning. DOJ proposes to limit this requirement to no more than 50 percent of the films shown, and DOJ is willing to give owners and operators up to 5 years to get to the 50 percent mark.
HLAA believes that "full and equal enjoyment" of services under the Americans with Disabilities Act means that people with hearing loss must be provided the kind of accommodations that would allow us to attend any movie anytime. For people with significant hearing loss, that means 100% captioning. We believe that an across the board industry cap of 50% is arbitrary and inconsistent with the law.
HLAA's position on movie captioning is:
•All movies should be made accessible to movie goers with hearing loss though captioning.
•People with hearing loss should be able to see any movie at any time on any day.
•There are many ways to caption movies today. HLAA does not specify the method used to caption the movie so long as it provides effective communication."
Full article w/ link to Department of Justice website
The DOJ was taking public comments on the issue up until January 24th so now that its closed im curious what will come of it!