The ACI Alliance has submitted comments in support of the Open Caption Act of 2018 before the District of Columbia’s City Council of the Whole. If enacted, the bill would require movie theaters to provide open captioning for movies during peak times up to four times a week. The ACI Alliance encouraged the Council to consider requiring that one of the four times be on a weekend evening. The law would bring movie theaters in the District into better compliance with the ADA and follow in the paths of great live theater venues such as the Kennedy Center that already provide captioning during peak times. We feel this legislation would not only benefit the deaf and hard of hearing community, but all those who struggle to understand dialogue into today’s movie settings. To read our comments, please click here.
The mission of the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance is to advance access to the gift of hearing provided by cochlear implantation through research, advocacy and awareness.
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