To:	disabdis
Subject:	Disability discrimination

I wish to state my objection to the recent application made by Village 
Roadshow, Greater Union, Hoyts and Reading Cinemas requesting exemption 
from the Disability Discrimination Act for a period of two and a half years.
As a legally blind person, I believe that without access to provision of 
captioning and audio description of films in theatres as currently 
provided by the above firms, I would not be able to attend film 
screenings in a meaningful way.
This, in my view, will be a denial of fair play and of human rights .
I request that the application by the above companies xemption from the 
Disability Discrimination Act for a period of two and a half years be 
refused.
Yours sincerely,
Brian Hester