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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)
Movie Captioning Coverage (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department asked nine questions in its 2010 ANPRM on the scope of coverage and how best to frame any regulation requiring exhibiting movies with closed captions and audio description...
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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)(3) Minimum requirements for captioning devices
(3) Minimum requirements for captioning devices....
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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)
Movie captioning. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Sony Entertainment Access Glasses
Sony Entertainment Access Glasses provide movie captions right on the lenses for natural unobstructed viewing using a legible green text color with adjustable text height....
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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)
A. Movie Basics, Captioning, and Audio Description Generally
There are, at present, two types of captions available for movies: open captions and closed captions. ...
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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)
Captioning at movie theaters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Congress was silent, however, on the question of closed captioning in movie theaters, a technology not yet developed at that time for first run movies, while acknowledging that closed captions...
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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) Movie theater captioning and audio description
(g) Movie theater captioning and audio description—...
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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)(3) Minimum requirements for captioning devices
(3) Minimum requirements for captioning devices....
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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
Section 36.303(g)(3) Minimum Requirements for Captioning Devices
This requirement does not apply to movie theaters that elect to exhibit all movies at all times at that facility with open movie captioning.”...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)
Captioning
Captioning
ADAAG and the Department of Justice’s ADA regulations do not require captioning of movies for persons who are deaf....
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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
Section 36.303(g)(1) Open Movie Captioning
“Open Movie Captioning”
The NPRM proposed defining “open movie captioning” as “the provision of the written text of the movie dialogue and other sounds or sound making in an on-screen...
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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
3.3.1. Captioning Hardware Scoping Requirements
Therefore, the number of captioning hardware units a movie theater would need to purchase varies depending on the number of auditoriums operated in that movie theater. ...
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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
3.4.1. Captioning Hardware Unit Costs
However, industry research indicates that if a movie theater is required to provide both closed movie captioning and audio description, it would likely purchase a hardware bundle currently...
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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
C. Availability of Captioning and Audio Description
movie captioning” and “open movie captioning” to specifically refer to the captioning provided by movie theaters, except where quoting the legislative history of the ADA or specific court...
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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
3.4.3. Captioning Device Unit Costs
Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description 23, available at http://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?...
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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
3.3.3. Captioning Device Scoping Requirements
captioning and the Department’s proposed scoping requirements for captioning devices....
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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)
Closed movie captioning (Section-by-Section Analysis)
term “closed movie captioning” specifically as it applies to movie theaters. ...
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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)
Open movie captioning (Section-by-Section Analysis)
open movie captioning” specifically as it applies to movie theaters. ...
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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
Section 36.303(g)(1) Closed Movie Captioning
“Closed Movie Captioning”
The NPRM defined “closed movie captioning” as “the written text of the movie dialogue and other sounds or sound making (e.g. sound effects, music, and the character...
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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)(1)(v) Closed movie captioning
(v) Closed movie captioning means the written display of a movie's dialogue and non-speech information, such as music, the identity of the character who is speaking, and other sounds or...
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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)(1)(v) Closed movie captioning
(v) Closed movie captioning means the written display of a movie's dialogue and non-speech information, such as music, the identity of the character who is speaking, and other sounds or...
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
ADA25: #18 of 25 -- Movie Captioning
Theaters are starting to realize that they have an obligation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide captioned movies - thanks to the NAD's advocacy efforts both...
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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)(1)(viii) Open movie captioning
(viii) Open movie captioning means the written on-screen display of a movie's dialogue and non-speech information, such as music, the identity of the character who is speaking, and other...
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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)(1)(viii) Open movie captioning
(viii) Open movie captioning means the written on-screen display of a movie's dialogue and non-speech information, such as music, the identity of the character who is speaking, and other...