Going to the Movies with Hearing Loss is Becoming

a Little Easier

For cinema- goers with hearing loss, the movie experience can

be disappointing, frustrating… even a waste of money at

times.

The federal Department of Justice currently has under consideration a regulation to require

movie theatres to show at least 50% of their movies with closed

captions.

Regal and Cinemark movie theatres have both announced that captioning systems will soon be available at all of

its first-run theaters as they convert their current projection systems to

digital systems.

Closed captioning systems chosen by these theatres allow audience members

the option to view the caption on a personal

display device.

Additionally, Sony is in the development stage to build special glasses

that when worn will make the subtitles

appear as if is they are super-imposed on the

cinema screen.

Not all movies are made with captions, however. If you or someone you know has hearing loss, check out

www.captionfish.com for a list of movies with captioning.

Captionfish.com