[nabs-l] Help to legislate audio description and captioning in all U.S. cinemas

[Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.]

Robert,

Senator Harkin introduced the bill. Why would we need to convince him this is important if he is the one already taking leadership to make things happen?

I wonder if it would be more appropriate to petition the National Association of Theater Owners instead?

Antonio

On Jul 18, 2013, at 2:44 PM, The weird writer <weirdwriter9891 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My name is Robert Kingett. like millions of Americans with vision or hearing impairments I love going to the movies. However, finding a cinema that offers movies with captioning or video description is not easy and many of my friends with vision impairments have simply stopped going to see a movie in a movie theater. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) recently introduced two bills that will expand access to captioning and image narration in movie theaters and allow people with visual or hearing impairments to enjoy the movies we all love to watch. The Captioning and Image Narration to Enhance Movie Accessibility (CINEMA) Act would require movie theater complexes of two or more screens to make captioning and video description available for ALL films at ALL showings. With the help of this petition we can help push through legislation that will force the studios and cinema operators to provide the necessary technology so that everyone can enjoy the cinema experience.
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> The link is http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Help_to_legislate_audio_description_and_captioning_in_all_US_cinemas_for_movie_fans_with_visual_or_hearing_impairmentss_1/?cTSTleb <http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Help_to_legislate_audio_description_and_captioning_in_all_US_cinemas_for_movie_fans_with_visual_or_hearing_impairments_1/?cTSTleb> 
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