Navigating Theatre Accessibility and the 2007 Human Rights Commission Decision
Brace yourself, it's not the next "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but almost as epic! This post explores theatre accessibility and the 2007 decision by the Human Rights Commission of Ontario. Your support in sharing this column is valuable in raising awareness. The decision in question pertains to the case of Malkowski and Simser v. Alliance Atlantis Cinemas Partnership, AMC International Inc., Cineplex Entertainment LP, and Rainbow Centre Cinemas Inc., which was rendered by the Human Rights Commission of Ontario in 2007. During that period, theatres were in the process of transitioning from traditional film projectors to digital projectors, a conversion that was still ongoing. It's worth noting that the technology known as CaptiView, a form of closed captioning, was introduced later in 2010. Before the availability of CaptiView, the closed captioning technology utilized was called Rear Window Captioning (RWC). This system involved the installation of displays on the rea...