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The Department of justice's Rule Requiring All Digital Movie Theaters to Provide Audio Description went Into Effect Last Week. If Your Local Theater Shows Digital Movies and Doesn't Provide AD, You can Take Action (federalregister.gov)
submitted by Prefect316
Fange_Strellow 1 points 6y ago
One good idea you might try regarding this rule is do a little bit of personal advocacy. Call your local theater and ask them if they have heard about the new rule and what steps they have or will be taking to comply with it. Remember to be polite, patient, and well-informed. Engage with other blind and visually impaired people and COMMIT to go to the movies in theaters that provide this service! Be visible, and show the theaters that our wallets (and thus our needs and wants) should not be ignored.
artsyfartsy-fosho 1 points 6y ago
So how does one take advantage of the service? Do theaters have devices that are loaned out that are synced to the movie? My wife has low vision and only has issues with subtitles. so I wonder if descriptive audio might be too much for her. I usually just whisper them to her.
Prefect316 [OP] 3 points 6y ago
The theater should have devices that sync up the audio description to the movie either through headphones provided by the theater or your own personal ones. Just go to the information desk before the movie starts and request a device.
I suggest giving it a shot once and see if she likes it.
Blindmouseottawa 2 points 6y ago
It through Home FM or bluetooth headset as second audio track from the movie.
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