The Sunday 3pm matinee performance of Dr Zhivago on 19 June will provide audio description for patrons.
To book, phone Janene Sadhu at Vision Australia on 03 9864 9384 or send her an email with your name, contact number, number of tickets required, number of audio description receivers required, and the best time for a Ticketek staff member to call to process your booking.
The rollout of these access solutions will take place in conjunction with the group’s digital cinema rollout, and will be available for widespread use in America over the next 12 to 18 months.
Chief Administrative Officer & Counsel Randy Smith said, “almost every Regal location nationwide will be fully equipped with digital cinema systems and be further equipped to provide closed captions and descriptive video for our deaf, hard of hearing and blind guests”.
The Smart Auslan service transcribes museum audio tours into captions as well as translating them into AUSLAN (Australian sign language) for the Deaf and hearing impaired.
A result of legal action taken against Cinemark, the settlement applies only to California but advocates are meeting with Cinemark and other chains to encourage closed captioning services in other states.
