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3.7 Training Costs
The analysis assumes that staff training occurs twice a year for all employees at all movie theaters exhibiting digital movies. ...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
§ 36.303(g)(5) Performance requirements for captioning devices and audio description devices
Each captioning device and each audio description device must be properly maintained by the movie theater to ensure that each device is fully operational, available to patrons in a timely...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
2. The ADA Title III Regulation
For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and are prevented from being able to effectively use the assistive listening receivers currently provided in movie theaters to amplify sound...
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§ 36.303(g)(9) Operational requirements
On or after January 17, 2017, whenever a public accommodation provides captioning and audio description in a movie theater auditorium exhibiting digital movies, it shall ensure that at least...
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4.1.3. Ongoing Costs
The ongoing annual costs are costs that movie theaters incur in addition to the upfront costs. ...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and Video Description ANPRM
D. Captioning and Video Description Generally
The Rear Window system works through a movie theater´s digital sound system....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
A. Purpose of the Rule
The rule explicitly requires public accommodations that own, lease, or operate movie theaters to provide closed movie captioning [1] and audio description to patrons with hearing and vision...
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VI. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Small businesses constitute the vast majority of firms in the movie exhibition industry....
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§ 36.303(g)(4)(ii)
comply with the requirements in paragraph (g)(4)(i) of this section by using the existing assistive listening receivers that the public accommodation is already required to provide at its movie...
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2.4.2. Training Costs
This requirement can most easily be met by expanding the training for those employees who will already be on-site to manage or oversee overall operations or the exhibition of the movies....
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1.4.3. Notice Requirements
Movie theaters must provide notice of the availability of captioning and audio description on all communications and advertisements listing movie showings and times that are provided at...
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2.4.3. Maintenance and Administrative Costs
The maintenance and administrative costs include, but are not limited to:
Periodic ongoing maintenance, system testing, and cleaning of devices – Under heavy use from patrons, movie...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
V. Other Issues
Other Issues
Several commenters asked the Department to include a requirement that movie theaters maintain all equipment needed to provide captioning and audio description. ...
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2.4.4.1. Repair Costs
Captioning and audio description hardware is typically mounted high on a wall in a movie theater auditorium or otherwise placed in the projection booth. ...
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7. FINAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS
This final rule applies to and affects almost all small entities categorized as “Motion Picture Theaters” (defined as all movie theater firms with less than $38.5 million in annual revenue...
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1.4.2. Minimum Scoping Requirements for Captioning and Audio Description Devices
devices in order to ensure that the scoping requirements sufficiently provide access to individuals with hearing and vision disabilities who need and will use the devices without requiring movie...
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3.6.1. Hardware Replacement
For instance, for movie theaters purchasing and installing hardware in 2017, 15 percent would be replaced in 2026, 70 percent in 2027, and 15 percent in 2028. ...
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8.1. Annual Costs
ETA Editor's Note
The tables below are available in a wider format in the document's original location here:...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and Video Description ANPRM
A. Coverage issues
and video described movies the theater receives from the movie producers in order to make clear that the owner has no independent obligation to caption or describe movies....
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Section 36.303(g)(6) Alternative Technologies
movie captioning in an auditorium.”...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563—Summary of Regulatory Assessment
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory...
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3.3.4. Audio Description Device Scoping Requirements
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3.4.2. Audio Description Hardware Unit Costs
Generally, one programming station per movie theater complex is sufficient to provide audio description to patrons throughout the movie theater and costs $615. ...
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C. Equipment and technology questions
Since movie theater seating is usually first-come, first-serve, is there an effective system that movie theaters would be able to implement to hold back releasing such seats?...