The movies screen once a month, usually at a 10am screening, and allow people to bring in their own food to meet dietary needs. Over 90 AMC cinemas nationwide participate in the program.
For more information, see the Walletpop website.
The first captioned screening is on Monday 5 April at 5.30pm, and is the 1962 comedy Robbery at 3 O’clock (Atraco a las Tres). The second is the closing night screening of The Swindlers (Los Tramposos) at 6.30pm on Sunday 11 April. This includes the closing night party. The movie was made in 1959 and again is a comedy.
For more information and bookings, see the La Mirada website.
In a twofold campaign, BCA members have lodged 6 Disability Discrimination Act complaints with the Australian Human Rights Commission against the four major cinema chains (Hoyts, Village, Greater Union, Birch Carroll & Coyle) for not providing AD services.
One of the main points made is that captions are provided in both open and closed form for digital cinema and also work with new technology such as 3D cinema. For the full range of information you can access the FAQ by visiting the National Center for Accessible Media website.
