ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A new push is underway to bring open captions to movie theaters across New York State. While subtitles or captions are common when watching movies at home, they are rarely available ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Movie theaters across Washington are now required by law to increase their open captioning options for moviegoers. The law passed in the 2025 legislative session went into effect on ...

Deaf and hard-of-hearing Virginians shared frustrations with movie theater accessibility while discussing House Bill 602, legislation that would require open-captioned screenings at theaters across ...

Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre is introducing open captioning for select performances. The theater successfully piloted open captioning with the October production of "Clue" and will ...

Karen Quinones, the deputy director of the Mayor’s Office of Deaf, DeafBlind, & Hard of Hearing, used to have a hard time when she went to the movies. As a deaf person, she was sometimes forced to use ...

If you’re among those who can’t watch a movie without subtitles, the Amherst Cinema has you covered. Starting Oct. 29, the cinema is offering Open Caption Tuesdays, an effort to make movies more ...

These special seats can be purchased online, where they are marked with an “Open Captioning” pop-up, or at the Circle in the Square Theatre box office. Captions will be displayed from a permanent ...

LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) – State senators are considering a bill that would mandate open movie captioning screenings in theaters across Michigan. The measure aims to increase access to movies for the ...

Hollywood studios and tech companies are tapping AI to automate captioning. It's faster and cheaper, but viewers could pay the price if accessibility isn't prioritized. Abrar's interests include ...

The new year brings good news for those who love movies but are deaf or hard of hearing: Enacted Jan. 1, a new state law will increase the number of movie screenings using open captions, and require ...