AHRC upholds right of people with hearing impairments
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The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has denied a request from major cinema chains for an exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act with regard to their provision of services for patrons with a hearing or vision impairment.
Hoyts Corporation, Greater Union Organisation, Village Cinemas and Reading Cinemas had requested the 30-month exemption from the AHRC last year.
The exemption would have allowed the cinema chains exemption from complaints in relation to the provision of captions and audio description in cinemas while they embarked on a limited expansion of services.
AHRC is yet to publish its reasons for the decision but has indicated that it would reject the application.
