SPOKANE, Wash. — Movie theaters will be required to offer more screenings with open captions starting tomorrow. Large movie theaters must have at least one open-captioned showing during peak hours.

I was eight when I first saw an open-captioned movie in a theater. It was 1997, the animated musical Anastasia. I was thrilled. I’m deaf, and though the Americans With Disabilities Act had been passed ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Skidmore College has announced a new initiative to accommodate individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing at arts events. In New York’s Capital Region, approximately 5% of ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — 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 ...

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 ...

Open caption screenings spread to theaters across the country, making movies more accessible and drawing in captions-loving movie viewers. But some fear it’s changing the movie theater experience. In ...

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 ...

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 ...