Technology helping blind, deaf enjoy movies

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Technology helping blind, deaf enjoy movies

• Nevin Yang
• December 06, 2005

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Summary

• 150 movie theatres nationwide have added the
  special systems to help handicapped
• Most theaters in major cities added voluntarily
• States putting more pressure on theater chains to
  spread technology or risk lawsutis
• Rear Window Captioning - hearing disabled can
  use an acrylic panel to read captioning projected
  from the back of the theater

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Summary

• Theaters in New Jersey and New York have agreed
  under pressure to isntall technology to help the
  hearing and visually impaired
• Complaints from citizens appeared to show
  potential violations of state and federal laws
  against discrimination against disabled people

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Questions

• Should the states be pressuring theaters to
  install technology to help the hearing and
  visually impaired?
• If theaters refuse to cooperate, are they
  discriminating against disabled people?

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Source

• http//www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/12/05/movies.disabled
  .ap/index.html