[Greater-baltimore] Described films available at local theater

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hello All,

The availability of video description at Regal theaters is indeed a
company-wide policy and all theaters under the Regal name should be equipped
with video description receivers. We saw a movie yesterday at Regal's
Westminster location and the description worked very well. Note, however,
that the same device is used at Regal theaters for both video description
and amplification for the hearing impaired. A staff member must set the unit
for "vision impaired" before handing it over to you in order for it to play
the description. It seems that not all staff are trained in this device's
use, so you may need to remind them of how they need to set it. When I was
at the same theather a few months ago, the staff member of whom I inquired
about described films gave me the receiver, but set it for "hearing
impaired." After the movie I reported this to different staff members who
did not know that description was even available. I alerted Regal's
corporate office of this issue and the problem was quickly solved. The
Westminster theater's management have since held a staff training session in
which this issue and its solution were addressed. The result I saw yesterday
was a knowledgeable staff and description which worked very nicely
throughout the film. Perhaps we could encourage other Regal theaters in the
area to follow suit.

Chris Nusbaum

-----Original Message-----
From: Greater-baltimore [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Watson, Bob
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 8:37 AM
To: NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Greater-baltimore] Described films available at local theater

Additionally, we have attended many films at the Regal Theaters in
Belair/Abingdon in which they offer audio description. I believe all of
their theaters are equipped at that location. Not sure if it is company
wide. 
Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: Greater-baltimore [mailto:greater-baltimore-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Danielsen, Chris
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 1:24 PM
To: greater-baltimore at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Greater-baltimore] Described films available at local theater

Hello friends:

I wanted to let you know of a recent discovery that I made. The Landmark
Cinema Harbor East, located at 645 South President Street in Baltimore, has
equipment available for hearing audio narration of movies showing at the
theater. Not all movies have this audio narration, but those that do are
clearly indicated when you look for show times on the theater's web site,
www.landmarktheaters.com. As far as I know this feature has not been widely
publicized so I wanted to make sure that folks were aware of it. The next
time you enjoy a trip to the movies at this theater, you may want to check
and see if audio description is available. Captioning is also available for
some movies. More information is here: 
http://www.landmarktheatres.com/ada/captiview_fidelio.htm

Happy moviegoing!

Chris


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