From:	Carolyn Kilpatrick 
Sent:	Tuesday, 1 December 2009 9:09 AM
To:	disabdis
Subject:	Cinema Access

The proposed exemption is out of touch with the demographic reality of an ageing 
population reflected in the Department of Health and Ageing’s 2009 decision to fund 
audio description access equipment and promotional support for 12 independent 
cinemas around the country. 

The proposed exemption is also out of step with International comparisons and the 
wishes of people with a disability, their families, friends and carers expressed through 
recent consultation, the success of The Other Film Festival and current government 
policies.

As a person with a hearing impairment I believe I should have the choice to be able to 
go and enjoy any film, at any session, at any cinema. 

Offering anything less than this to people just because we have a disability is simply 
unfair and unacceptable. 

 
Carolyn Kilpatrick
Hearing Rehabilitation Coordinator
Guide Dogs Association of SA NT