[Nfbf-l] Comment Period Open for Proposed Rules Re: Movie Captions and Audio Descriptions

[Alan Dicey]

Comment Period Open for Proposed Rules Re: Movie Captions and Audio 
Descriptions
The following information is forwarded to you by the Great Lakes ADA Center
(
www.adagreatlakes.org
) for your information:
The Department of Justice has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
proposing to amend the ADA Title III regulations to require movie theaters
to show movies with closed movie captioning and audio description so those
with hearing and visual disabilities can better access the movies. These
proposed rules are now open for public comment through September 30th. You
may submit comments, identified by CRT Docket No. 126 or RIN 1190-AA63, by
any of the following methods:
* Online at
http://www.regulations.gov
.  Follow the website's instructions
for submitting comments.
* Regular U. S. mail: Disability Rights  Section, Civil Rights Division,
U.S. Department of Justice, P. O. Box  2885, Fairfax, VA 22031-0885.
* Overnight, courier, or hand delivery:  Disability Rights Section, Civil
Rights Division, U.S. Department of  Justice, 1425 New York Avenue, N.W.,
Suite 4039, Washington, D. C. 20005.
To learn more about the NPRM, visit:
http://www.ada.gov/regs2014/movie_nprm_index.htm