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• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  5. BENEFITS DISCUSSION

  For example, some people’s hearing or vision disability may not be such that they would need closed movie captioning or audio description. ...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(g)(6)(i)

  (i) A public accommodation may meet its obligation to provide captioning and audio description in its movie theaters to persons with disabilities through any technology so long as that technology...

• 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
  28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule

  The rule requires that movie theater auditoriums provide closed movie captioning and audio description when showing a digital movie distributed with such features unless doing so would result...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  2.2. Total Costs

  description in the absence of the rule and should reflect the determination many courts have made that closed movie captioning and audio description is already required under the ADA....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions
  C.6.iii. - Does the requirement to open or close caption and audio describe apply to productions that have a limited purpose, scope, and shelf life or contain quickly "perishable" information?

  Section 1194.22 of the Access Board standards applies requirements to web-based intranet and internet information and applications without regard to the perishable nature of a...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  4.2.5. Device Replacement

  As discussed in Section 3.6.2, captioning and audio description devices will likely need to be replaced on a regular basis because they will be under heavy use from patrons. ...

• 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)(6) Alternative technologies

  (6) Alternative technologies.

• Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and Video Description ANPRM
  A. Statutory and Rulemaking History Up to the 2008 NPRM

  The Department also expressed concerns about the cost of video description equipment but stated that it understood that the cost for video description was less than that for closed captioning...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  4.2.7. Maintenance and Administrative Costs

  Primary Analysis Percent Change Captioning Hardware Acquisition Cost $14.6 $14.6 0% Audio...

• 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
  Section 36.303(g)(6) Alternative Technologies

  The Department included a provision in the NPRM giving movie theater owners and operators the choice to use other technologies to comply with the captioning and audio description requirements...

• 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
  B. Major Provisions

  movie, even if that movie is also produced in digital format with captioning and audio description....

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  8.1. Annual Costs

  $0.4 $0.4 $0.4 $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 Audio...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
  Narrative description. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The Department understands that the cost of narrative description equipment is less than that for closed captioning. ...

• Links > Nonprofit Organization
  The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  

  NCAM is part of the Media Access Group at WGBH which includes two production units, The Caption Center (est. 1972) and Descriptive Video Service® (DVS®) (est. 1990)....

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  2.4.4. Costs Determined to Be De Minimis

  This section outlines the Department’s research regarding the costs pertaining to repairs and notice.  As explained below, these costs are expected to be de minimis and are not...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: What Visitors with Vision Loss Want Museums and Parks to Know about Effective Communication
  Braille documents and audio format of publications

  Providing pre- or post-visit materials in audio format is considered equivalent to offering the publications in Braille....

• 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
  Section 36.303(g)(8) Notice

  The Department declines to require a specific form of notice to describe the availability of captioning or audio description....

• 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)(8) Notice

  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 all...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
  a. Public Television and Videos

  A common way of making them accessible to people who are unable to hear the audio portion of these productions is closed captioning....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(g)(7)(ii)

  (ii) If a public accommodation converts a movie theater auditorium from an analog projection system to a system that allows it to exhibit digital movies after December 2, 2016, then...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  407.8 Audio Signaling

  Audio signaling shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, or prompting a response....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §1193.43(g) Availability of audio cutoff

  (g) Availability of audio cutoff....

• 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)
  Purpose of Proposed Rule

  description, as well as to provide individual captioning and audio-description devices for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing or blind or have low vision. ...

• 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)(2) General

  A public accommodation shall ensure that its movie theater auditoriums provide closed movie captioning and audio description whenever they exhibit a digital movie that is distributed with...