SPOKANE, Wash. — Movie theaters will be required to offer more screenings with open captions starting tomorrow. Large movie theaters must have at least one open-captioned showing during peak hours.

The new year brings good news for those who love movies but are deaf or hard of hearing: Enacted Jan. 1, a new state law will increase the number of movie screenings using open captions, and require ...

Theaters would be required to show movies with on-screen captions at least twice a week under a new bill in the Michigan Senate. The legislation aimed at improving accessibility for residents who are ...

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - Sen. Stephanie Chang introduced a bill to improve movie accessibility for Michigan residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. Senate Bill 764 would allow the deaf and hard of ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Movie theaters across Washington are now required by law to increase their open captioning options for moviegoers. The law passed in the 2025 legislative session went into effect on ...

Deaf and hard-of-hearing Virginians shared frustrations with movie theater accessibility while discussing House Bill 602, legislation that would require open-captioned screenings at theaters across ...