Thanks to AFB's blog at http://www.afb.org/blog/, I learned about a great new resource. It's MoPix, at http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/. According to the MoPix website at http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/nowshowing.html, "Rear Window® Captioning and DVS Theatrical®, developed by The Media Access Group at Boston public broadcaster WGBH, make theaters accessible to audiences with disabilities the day and date films debut, and during regular showtimes.
Rear Window Captioning enables movie fans with hearing loss to enjoy a film via reflected captions that appear on a plexiglas panel at the seat. Patrons sitting in the surrounding seats cannot see the captions. DVS Theatrical presents concise narration of visual cues, including scenery, facial expressions and silent movement of characters, through a FM or infrared system delivered to headsets. There is no additional charge to use the systems."
You can search for theaters in your area - check it out!
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- I am an Independent Library & Information Consultant, with a focus on disability and older adult related issues. I have a master's degree in Library/Information Science. I started this blog to help make people more aware of resources available for older adults and those with disabilities, as well as to promote the free Talking Books program by the Library of Congress! Want to contact me? You can reach me at TalkingBooksLibrarian at gmail.com (take out the spaces and replace the "at" with "@").
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