ࡱ> TVS%` bjbj"x"x .0@@||||||| 4 l@ L8888???????$"AhCN@|@||88&@F|8|8??:,||I8 H3c UF ?<@0l@.C4CII&C|o|&r%\@@4l@T DT |||||| Media Access 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. November 2009 Submitted by Allayne Woodford Media Access Australia Suite 408, 22-36 Mountain St Ultimo NSW 2007 Phone: (02) 9212 6242 Fax: (02) 9212 6289  HYPERLINK "http://www.mediaaccess.org.au" www.mediaaccess.org.au Email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:allayne.woodfordl@mediaaccess.org.au" allayne.woodfordl@mediaaccess.org.au Media Access Australia (MAA) is pleased by this significant step in the process to expand the current accessible cinema program in Australia and congratulates the cinema chains of Hoyts, Village, Greater Union and Reading on their application. MAA also applauds the actions of the four cinemas in the joint consideration of captioning and audio description. Whilst in support fundamentally of the application for an Exemption under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act, MAA would like to make the following comments: There is no mention of the number of headsets that the cinemas will have for the reception of the audio description. MAA would recommend a minimum of 10 headsets per screen, based on feedback on the demand for headsets at current audio described locations. With regards to Item 2 in Schedule 1, it should be noted that audio description can be played during any session of the accessible films season on the accessible screen. As audio description is a personal service received via headphones, its transmission does not potentially lessen the enjoyment of other cinema patrons who do not require the service. Therefore, audio description should be made available at all sessions of the accessible film on the accessible screen. In 2008 MAA secured a grant from the Australian Governments Office of Ageing for the rollout of 12 independent accessible cinema locations nationally. The funding of $390,343 was for the fitout of the DTS Access System (for captioning and audio description) and for promotion and marketing of the program, including a dedicated accessible cinema website, localised promotions, community service announcements and in-cinema displays. MAA contributed more through its own resources. The use of localised, targeted marketing has played a key role in each cinema taking ownership of their accessible program and in making a connection with their local audiences. Most locations held an inaugural screening which served as an opportunity to meet their new audience and introduce accessible cinema to their community in a specified and welcoming manner. The promotion and marketing material was as follows: Website MAA has developed and launched a website that provides all information on session times, details of the movies, links to accessible trailers and news and updates about cinema access. The website is  HYPERLINK "http://www.yourlocalcinema.com.au" www.yourlocalcinema.com.au. The website is fully accessible to blind/vision impaired and Deaf/hearing impaired people in line with Web Content Accessibility standard 2.0, as set by the Web Access Initiative. The site is accessible for the vision impaired through the use of screen readers and other assistive technology. The deaf access is simply by ensuring that any audiovisual material is captioned and that the language and systems used work for culturally Deaf people. The website is updated on at least a weekly basis by MAA staff, showing session times, movie information, latest news and special events for all accessible film locations. Although the major cinemas are not part of this program, their access information has been included on the website to allow for a one-stop shop national website for all accessible cinema sessions. Community service announcements A series of audio community service announcements were developed and were included on a special CD which was distributed to blind and vision impaired people on the Vision Australia database in the cinema locations. MAA developed a range of CSAs that can be used into the future, rather than just a one-off CSA for the launch. In-cinema displays The in-cinema displays for the independent program were developed around a common design and theme. The displays comprised: reuseable movie poster stickers, window stickers (for the box office window), tent cards for counter-top display and a mini-poster for display in the cinema. Localised promotions MAA developed a mix of common promotional material that was then customised for local cinema use. This included a separate flyer for both captioning and audio description audiences. A database of contacts for various groups of interest at each location was compiled including groups such as local seniors groups, vision and hearing impaired support groups, schools and language schools, local media and council newsletter contacts. These contacts were provided to each cinemas marketing team. MAA resources MAA produced a training guide for all cinema staff and has provided ongoing staff support. 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