The article “Theater Owners Brace
for New Rules on Accommodating Blind, Deaf” showed that some movie-house owners
called for closed-captioning and audio narration technology to be installed in
theaters so that Americans with disabilities could enjoy their films. The
proposal started three years ago and is now under the White House’s review. The
Obama administration will release the final report and make it public in the
coming weeks.
Disability advocates argued that
the proposal should be a good way of offering blind or deaf people the same
quality of experience as other movie-goers. However, small and independent
movie-house owners were against the proposal by saying that they cannot afford
the additional cost of the digital upgrade and the technology
shift. At the same time, the White House did not respond to the disposition of the proposal and did not respond when it will be finally agreed or how many theaters should make changes. Other related organizations, such as the Justice
Department and the National Association of the Blind, also declined to comment on
the proposal until the report is made public.
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