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Accessible, subtitled shows enable film fans with hearing loss to ENJOY rather than endure cinema. For a few hours, the disabling barrier is removed. Last year more than a million attended accessible UK shows!
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Tag: Blind
Accessible Screenings UK
Accessible Screenings UK is a listing site to help you find information on accessible screenings in UK Cinemas.
UKCA’s CEA Card
The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed by the UK Cinema Association for UK cinemas. The scheme was introduced in 2004 and is one of the ways for participating cinemas to ensure they provide a consistent voluntary approach to making reasonable adjustments for disabled guests when they go to the cinema. Around 90 … More
How a new technology will help blind people ‘see’ at the cinema
An app that creates an audio description soundtrack for films is helping blind people ‘see’ at the cinema – but not enough is being done to implement the technology.
RNIB – Audio description in UK Cinemas: test screening with the Moviereading app
Earlier this year a group of blind and partially sighted people who regularly use audio description (AD) in cinemas joined the test screening of Beauty and the Beast at the Odeon Cinema in Haymarket, London.
The Power of the Purple Pound
In the UK, it is thought that some seven million people of working age have a disability, which all adds up to an awful lot of spending power.
Cinema Provision In Wales For Families With Disabled Children
The aim of the research was to identify the extent to which disabled children and their families were able to attend the cinema in Wales, and to highlight some of the barriers to them attending screenings at independent cinemas venues in Wales.
Being Disabled In Britain – A Journey Less Equal
Review into disability inequality in Great Britain, offering comprehensive evidence on whether our society lives up to its promise to be fair to all its citizens.
Practical help: Film
Here’s everything you need to know about watching films in cinemas, on DVD and Blu ray discs if you’re blind or partially sighted.
Guidelines For Digital Accessibility: Film
While film shown in cinema and on TV has the technical facility for a secondary audio track for audio description (AD), most arts and heritage venues will use YouTube or Vimeo as a platform, and embed the player within their website. Neither of these has a secondary audio track facility.[1] Following the steps and tips … More
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