From:	Desirée Laz [dlaz@cansa.net.au]
Sent:	Monday, 7 December 2009 12:31 PM
To:	disabdis
Subject:	Cinema Access Draft

To whom it may concern,
We are writing to voice our objection to the recent application made by Village 
Roadshow, Greater Union, Hoyts and Reading Cinemas requesting exemption 
from the Disability Discrimination Act for a period of two and a half years.
The request from these major corporations for exemption is at odds the Federal 
Government’s Media Access Discussion Report, the Cultural Ministers Council 
National Arts and Disability Strategy and Article 30 of the UN Convention on the 
Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
With nearly 4 million Australians who have hearing or vision impairments along 
with an aging population, technological solutions to access such as captioning 
and audio description for cinema is a priority to ensure the rights of all Australians 
(regardless of impairment) to full participation and enjoyment of our 
community’s cultural life.
 We strongly oppose the application by these cinemas and urge the Commission 
to reject this application for exemption.
Yours sincerely 
Disability & Arts Transition Team
(DATT)
Community Arts Network SA Inc
234A Sturt St (enter off Arthur St) 
ADELAIDE SA 5000 
T: + 61 (8) 8231 0900  F: + 61 (8) 8231 0977 
E: dlaz@cansa.net.au 
SA Country Freecall: 1800 245 678 
Website: www.cansa.net.au   
National Website: www.ccd.net




disabdis@humanrights.gov.au