ࡱ> MOL%` bjbj"x"x 4"@@ |||||||$ 6?8 (` ` ` ` ; ; ; >>>>>>>$?hTBN>| ; ; >||` ` > R|` |` > >V+@||` , @r .k >?06?wTB7FB&B|&; rM \ ; ; ; >>}L; ; ; 6? d|||||| Association for the Blind of Western Australia Submission regarding the application by Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas for an Exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act. December 2009 Submitted by Carol Solosy Association for the Blind of Western Australia PO Box 101 VICTORIA PARK WA 6979 Phone: (08) 9311 8202 Fax: (08) 9361 8696  HYPERLINK "http://www.guidedogswa.com.au" www.guidedogswa.com.au Email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:carols@guidedogswa.com.au" carols@guidedogswa.com.au The Association for the Blind of WA appreciates the opportunity to provide comment regarding the application of Hoyts, Village, Greater Union and Reading for an Exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act. It is disappointing that the provision of captioning and audio description in Australian cinemas is currently not more broadly available. However, in the interests of working with organisations to achieve such access improvements that are longer term, systemic and sustainable, the Association provides in principal support for this temporary exemption. In providing its support, the Association would expect that the commitments made by the applicant organisations be regularly reviewed to ensure their achievement. Furthermore, following the successful implementation of the proposed retrofit program, the Association would expect to see a commitment to immediately rollout the next cinema access program. This would demonstrate a continued commitment to grow the number of cinemas capable of screening captioned and audio described movies across Australia. More generally: the provision of facilities to enable the screening of captioned and audio described movies should be automatically included in all new cinema developments and refurbishments accessible screenings to be provided as: often as possible (in the case of audio description, this should be at all screenings of an accessible movie in an accessible venue); a right to equal access and not determined solely on the basis of perceived demand and not confined to periods that exclude access to reduced ticket price sessions cinema organisations should take full responsibility for promoting accessible sessions across the community and recognise that if requested, any promotional activity undertaken by disability organisations amongst their own client groups is augmentative rather than alternative. The Association for the Blind of WA would be pleased to participate in such promotion. cinemas should be required to have a prescribed minimum number of headsets available for audio described screenings; as per MAAs recommendation of 10. 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