The world’s largest movie theater chain giant AMC recently announced that it is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations. This is a major win for deaf moviegoers and makes theaters more accessible.
Open Captions
Open captions are similar to subtitles. They appear on the screen and can’t be turned off by viewers. In the U.S., theaters have caption devices that patrons have to request. These options include Rear Window Captioning, CaptiView, or caption glasses. But there are often equipment and captioning issues.
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“Inclusive programming is core to AMC’s strategy, and we’re proud to lead the theatrical exhibition industry by making some open caption showtimes available at hundreds of our locations nationwide,” said Elizabeth Frank, AMC’s chief content officer and executive vice president of worldwide programming.
“We’re proud to lead the theatrical exhibition industry by making some open caption showtimes available at hundreds of our locations nationwide.”
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