From:	Debra Simons 
Sent:	Monday, 7 December 2009 12:41 PM
To:	disabdis
Subject:	audio description at theatres

Please note I am responding in my capacity as a legally blind consumer not 
in my organizational role.

I recently become aware that some of the larger cinemas have requested a 
time exception from being accountable under the Disability Discrimination 
Act in regard to making their facilities accessible e.g.  with captioning and 
audio description.  As a consumer this is of great concern to me.  The fact 
that an organization can ask not to be accountable under this Act is 
extraordinary, this legislation was enacted to facilitate inclusion not exclusion
Regards 
Debra

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Debra Simons