From:	Frances Ford [Frances.Ford@wellington.vic.gov.au]
Sent:	Monday, 7 December 2009 2:44 PM
To:	disabdis
Subject:	RE application by Cinema Industry re captioning -  DDA exemption

Hi  
I understand that the Cinema Industry has applied for an exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act 
in relation to captioning for the next two and a half years. 
If accepted, deaf and hard of hearing people will lose their right to complain about the lack of captioning 
at any of the 125 cinemas owned by Village, Hoyts, Reading and Greater Union Cinemas for the next 2.5 
years. If accepted, captioning will be offered at 35 cinemas just 3 times a week (which translates to one 
movie a week, mostly off peak - just 0.3% of the estimated 40,000 films screened by these four major 
cinemas each week). 
This is not an adequate outcome and will impact on the human rights of thousands of deaf and hard of 
hearing Australians
Please note my opposition to this exemption application  
Thanks very much 
Frances Ford  
RuralAccess Project Officer  
Wellington Shire Council  
70 Foster Street (PO Box 506) SALE VIC 3850  
 
Website: www.wellington.vic.gov.au