[Nfbmo] Justice Department and Movie Theaters

Sat Jul 26 02:52:04 UTC 2014

fred I use 2 or 3 different credit cards and instead of debit I justrequest 
credit and that way I don't have to anounce my password to everyone the 
store. Dale Hamm

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From: Magoon Erin via Nfbmo
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 8:27 PM
To: Fredolver ; NFB of Missouri Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Justice Department and Movie Theaters

I'm confused because congress already passed a law requiring movie theaters 
to do just this.

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> On Jul 25, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Fredolver via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> As much as I am in favor of this effort, I can't help but wonder why more 
> effort hasn't been made to make credit card except yours in grocery stores 
> and department stores more accessible for those of us who are blind. It 
> seems to me that more people who are blind spend more money and department 
> stores and grocery stores than they do at the movie theater, Bas the 
> effort to make these stores facilities more accessible hot to have a 
> higher priority. To me there is nothing more disgusting than going to the 
> grocery store and having to rely on someone else to make sure that my 
> transaction is completed properly whether it be the store clerk or the 
> person that I am with. This is true especially because I know that the 
> technology is there to make the credit card except her is accessible. Just 
> like the technology is there to make the visual signs on aircraft more 
> accessible Fred Olver
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 25, 2014, at 1:58 PM, Nancy Lynn via Nfbmo <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I got this from another list and thought you'd be interested.
>> JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO AMERICANS WITH 
>> DISABILITIES
>> ACT REGULATIONS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MOVIE THEATERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
>> HEARING
>> AND VISION DISABILITIES
>>
>>
>> WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that Attorney General
>> Eric Holder has signed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 
>> the
>> Title III regulation for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to
>> require movie theaters to provide closed movie captioning and audio
>> description in order to give persons with hearing and vision disabilities
>> access to movies.
>>
>> "This proposed rule will allow all Americans, including those with
>> disabilities, to fully participate in the moviegoing experience.  With 
>> this
>> proposal, the Justice Department is taking an important step to ensure
>> consistent access for people with vision and hearing disabilities," said.
>> Attorney General Eric Holder.  "Twenty-four years after its passage, the
>> Americans with Disabilities Act remains a critical tool for extending the
>> promise of opportunity and inclusion for everyone in this country."
>>
>> Closed movie captioning refers to captions that are delivered to the
>> patron's seat and are visible only to that patron.  Audio description
>> enables individuals who are blind or have low vision to enjoy movies by
>> providing a spoken narration of key visual elements of a movie, such as
>> actions, settings, facial expressions, costumes and scene changes.  Audio
>> description is transmitted to a user's wireless headset.  The department 
>> is
>> proposing to provide a consistent nationwide standard for movie theaters 
>> to
>> exhibit movies that are available with closed movie captioning and audio
>> description for all showings.  The department is also proposing to 
>> require
>> theaters to provide a specific number of closed captioning and audio
>> description devices.  Theaters need not comply with the proposed rule if
>> doing so would cause an undue burden or fundamental alteration.  The
>> department is not proposing to require movie theaters to add captions or
>> audio description to movies that are not already produced and distributed
>> with these features.
>>
>> The department is proposing a six-month compliance date for movie 
>> theaters'
>> digital movie screens and is seeking public comment on whether it should
>> adopt a four-year compliance date for movie theaters' analog movie 
>> screens
>> or should defer rulemaking on analog screens until a later date.
>>
>> "As we celebrate the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities 
>> Act
>> on Saturday, we are reminded that people with disabilities still do not 
>> have
>> full access to all aspects of American cultural life," said Jocelyn 
>> Samuels,
>> Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.  "Although some movie
>> theaters are making strides towards meeting their ADA obligations, there 
>> is
>> a good deal of inconsistency among theaters across the United States. 
>> This
>> proposed rule is intended to ensure that, regardless of where a person 
>> with
>> a hearing or vision disability lives, that person will be able to attend
>> movies with their friends and family and fully enjoy this important 
>> social
>> and cultural activity."
>>
>> On July 26, 2010, the department published an Advance Notice of
>> Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) asking how requirements for movie captions 
>> and
>> audio description should be implemented.  The ANPRM sought public comment
>> regarding the type of accessibility requirements for captioning and video
>> [audio] description the department should consider, particularly in light 
>> of
>> the industry's conversion to digital cinema technology.  The department
>> received more than a thousand comments in response to the ANPRM and these
>> comments were taken into consideration when developing the proposed rule.
>>
>> The department intends to publish the proposed rule in the Federal 
>> Register
>> in the near future, and public comments on the NPRM will be due 60 days 
>> from
>> the date the rule is published.
>>
>> The NPRM is available for review on  <http://www.ada.gov/> the ADA 
>> website.
>>
>> Those interested in finding out more about the ADA may call the 
>> department's
>> toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (TTY 800-514-0383) or 
>> visit
>> the ADA website.
>>
>>
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