Accessible cinema news

Rejection reasons revealed for cinema temporary exemption application

30 April 2010

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released the full details of its rejection of the major cinema chains’ application for a temporary exemption from complaints under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.

New cinema caption viewing system on show in the USA

23 April 2010

The USA’s Doremi Cinema has showcased its new closed caption viewing system for hearing impaired movie audiences at the recent ShoWest cinema exhibition in Las Vegas.

Cinema CEOs step in to talk about access

At the Deafness Forum Deafness Sector Summit in Sydney today, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities Bill Shorten announced that he and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy had met with the four CEOs of the major cinema chains to discuss cinema access. This happened just after the AHRC decision.

Disruption to Hoyts Carousel screenings of captioned movies

23 April 2010

Media Access Australia has been notified that due to an equipment upgrade at Hoyts Carousel in Perth, the cinema is unable to screen captioned films until the upgrade is complete. At this stage, no details have been provided as to when this may be.

MAA will advise patrons when sessions recommence, or contact the cinema independently.

Human Rights Commission says no to cinemas

In a decision announced this morning, the Australian Human Rights Commission has decided not to grant the temporary exemption application from the four major cinema chains (Hoyts, Greater Union/BCC, Reading and Village).