"It has been a valuable service for people who are blind or visually impaired."īut the proposed rules don't satisfy some members of the local deaf community because they don't require open captioning - showing the movie dialog on the screen for the entire audience to see, without any need for individual seat-mounted devices or special glasses. "In fact, ABVI currently partners with the Rochester Broadway Theater League to provide audio description on its performances," Boland said. Mary Boland, director of communications and community relations at ABVI, said the proposed rules are an important issue. We're happy to see this," said Lisa Hamlin, director of public policy for the Hearing Loss Association of America. "This is so much better than what we've been looking at before. Several national organizations representing the deaf and hearing-impaired community have joined with the National Association of Theatre Owners to submit joint recommendations to the Justice Department on the proposed rules. Justice Department is proposing new rules requiring theaters to provide devices for closed-captioning and audio descriptions of what is happening on the screen. the issue is of special importance locally. With an estimated 40,000-plus people who are deaf or hard of hearing living in greater Rochester - among the largest per-capita populations with hearing difficulties in the U.S. Movie theaters may soon be required to provide special devices to help deaf and blind moviegoers enjoy films, but some members of the local deaf community say the proposal doesn't go far enough.
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