From:	Hayley Baldwin [
Sent:	Monday, 7 December 2009 3:43 PM
To:	disabdis
Subject:	cinema captioning

Dear People,
 
I would like to object to the suggestion that cinemas could be exempt from the Disability Discrimination Act 
in relation to captioning of films.
 
One in every six Australians currently experiences hearing impairment and this number is expected to rise 
to one in four by 2050.  For hearing impaired Australians, who are often disadvantaged in social situations 
by their difficulties with auditory communication, a captioned film at the cinema is an easy outing and 
shared experience with friends.  At a time when we are expecting the problem of hearing loss to grow, we 
should be looking at ways to increase the levels of access, in this case, captioning, for hearing impaired 
people.
 
Regards
 
Hayley Baldwin
Audiologist