Accessible Cinema Screenings
6 January 2011
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1. New accessible cinemas using the closed caption CaptiView system:
• Event Cinemas, Robina, QLD
• Hoyts Cinemas, Broadway, Sydney, NSW
• Reading Cinemas, Charlestown, Newcastle, NSW
If you are in the area, we encourage you to try out the new CaptiView system at any of the cinemas listed above and then provide your feedback through the dedicated email address we have set up at accessible.cinema@fahcsia.gov.au or simply leave a comment below on this webpage.
2. Accessible cinemas offering Open Captioning and Audio Description 6 sessions* per week:
• Event Cinemas, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
• Hoyts Cinemas, Belconnen, Canberra, ACT
• Hoyts Cinemas, Erina, NSW
• Hoyts Cinemas, Carousel, Perth, WA
• Hoyts Cinemas, Tweed Heads, QLD
Numbers of head sets available at these five locations will be advised on local cinema websites. Information can also be obtained from: www.yourlocalcinema.com.au
3. Accessible cinemas offering Open Captioning only (ie. no Audio Description at this stage) 6 sessions* per week:
• Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Myer Centre, Brisbane, QLD
• Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, QLD
• Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Casuarina, Darwin, NT
• Event Cinemas, George St, Sydney, NSW
• Event Cinemas, Marion, Adelaide, SA
• Greater Union Cinemas, Glendale, Newcastle, NSW
• Village Cinemas, Jam Factory, Melbourne, VIC
• Village Cinemas, Hobart, TAS
* Session Times
Below are details of proposed session times at all 13 locations listed above under Point 2 & Point 3:
• Thursday 10.30 am
• Friday 6.00 pm
• Sunday 3.00 pm
• Monday 6.30 pm
• Tuesday 4.00 pm
• Wednesday 10.00 am
Session details may be subject to change so please always check your local cinema websites and directories for the most up-to-date details. Information can also be found on: www.yourlocalcinema.com.au
Your Feedback
We value your feedback, it is essential for the Accessible Cinema Advisory Group to be aware of your Cinema experiences. We are particularly looking for your impressions for those of you able to access one of the three new accessible cinemas.
We welcome all comments and views and ask that you provide this feedback through a dedicated email address we have set up: accessible.cinema@fahcsia.gov.au or simply leave a comment below on this webpage.
Accessible Cinema Advisory Group (ACAG)
If you have specific issues you wish to raise with particular members of the ACAG, please make use of their respective email or web addresses provided against this listing of all ACAG member organisations:
Blind Citizens Australia: bca@bca.org.au
Deaf Australia Inc: info@deafau.org.au
Deafness Forum of Australia: info@deafnessforum.org.au
Vision Australia: info@visionaustralia.org
Action on Cinema Access, c/o: info@artsaccess.com.au
Arts Access Australia: info@artsaccess.com.au
Media Access Australia: info@mediaaccess.org.au
Australian Human Rights Commission: paffairs@humanrights.gov.au
Event Cinemas / Greater Union / Birch Carroll & Coyle: www.eventcinemas.com.au
Hoyts Cinemas: custservice@hoyts.com.au
Reading Cinemas: www.readingcinemas.com.au/home
Village Cinemas: contactus@village-cinemas.com
Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia: mpdaainfo@mpdaa.org.au
Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: accessible.cinema@fahcsia.gov.au
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Accessible Cinema Screenings
6 January 2011
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1. New accessible cinemas using the closed caption CaptiView system:
• Event Cinemas, Robina, QLD
• Hoyts Cinemas, Broadway, Sydney, NSW
• Reading Cinemas, Charlestown, Newcastle, NSW
If you are in the area, we encourage you to try out the new CaptiView system at any of the cinemas listed above and then provide your feedback through the dedicated email address we have set up at accessible.cinema@fahcsia.gov.au or simply leave a comment below on this webpage.
2. Accessible cinemas offering Open Captioning and Audio Description 6 sessions* per week:
• Event Cinemas, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW
• Hoyts Cinemas, Belconnen, Canberra, ACT
• Hoyts Cinemas, Erina, NSW
• Hoyts Cinemas, Carousel, Perth, WA
• Hoyts Cinemas, Tweed Heads, QLD
Numbers of head sets available at these five locations will be advised on local cinema websites. Information can also be obtained from: www.yourlocalcinema.com.au
3. Accessible cinemas offering Open Captioning only (ie. no Audio Description at this stage) 6 sessions* per week:
• Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Myer Centre, Brisbane, QLD
• Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, QLD
• Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas, Casuarina, Darwin, NT
• Event Cinemas, George St, Sydney, NSW
• Event Cinemas, Marion, Adelaide, SA
• Greater Union Cinemas, Glendale, Newcastle, NSW
• Village Cinemas, Jam Factory, Melbourne, VIC
• Village Cinemas, Hobart, TAS
* Session Times
Below are details of proposed session times at all 13 locations listed above under Point 2 & Point 3:
• Thursday 10.30 am
• Friday 6.00 pm
• Sunday 3.00 pm
• Monday 6.30 pm
• Tuesday 4.00 pm
• Wednesday 10.00 am
Session details may be subject to change so please always check your local cinema websites and directories for the most up-to-date details. Information can also be found on: www.yourlocalcinema.com.au
Your Feedback
We value your feedback, it is essential for the Accessible Cinema Advisory Group to be aware of your Cinema experiences. We are particularly looking for your impressions for those of you able to access one of the three new accessible cinemas.
We welcome all comments and views and ask that you provide this feedback through a dedicated email address we have set up: accessible.cinema@fahcsia.gov.au or simply leave a comment below on this webpage.
Accessible Cinema Advisory Group (ACAG)
If you have specific issues you wish to raise with particular members of the ACAG, please make use of their respective email or web addresses provided against this listing of all ACAG member organisations:
Blind Citizens Australia: bca@bca.org.au
Deaf Australia Inc: info@deafau.org.au
Deafness Forum of Australia: info@deafnessforum.org.au
Vision Australia: info@visionaustralia.org
Action on Cinema Access, c/o: info@artsaccess.com.au
Arts Access Australia: info@artsaccess.com.au
Media Access Australia: info@mediaaccess.org.au
Australian Human Rights Commission: paffairs@humanrights.gov.au
Event Cinemas / Greater Union / Birch Carroll & Coyle: www.eventcinemas.com.au
Hoyts Cinemas: custservice@hoyts.com.au
Reading Cinemas: www.readingcinemas.com.au/home
Village Cinemas: contactus@village-cinemas.com
Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia: mpdaainfo@mpdaa.org.au
Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: accessible.cinema@fahcsia.gov.au
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