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 or hard of hearing moviegoers will have more options at the multiplexes — and won't have to rely on closed caption devices.

These special seats can be purchased online, where they are marked with an “Open Captioning” pop-up, or at the Circle in the Square Theatre box office. Captions will be displayed from a permanent ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Motion picture theaters in Washington State would be required to provide open caption screenings and closed caption technology if a new bill becomes law. Under SB 5486, theaters with ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a bill that would require movie theaters to offer captioning for all movies that have it available. If passed as is, the bill would come with ...

Open caption screenings spread to theaters across the country, making movies more accessible and drawing in captions-loving movie viewers. But some fear it’s changing the movie theater experience. In ...

If you’re among those who can’t watch a movie without subtitles, the Amherst Cinema has you covered. Starting Oct. 29, the cinema is offering Open Caption Tuesdays, an effort to make movies more ...

Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre is introducing open captioning for select performances. The theater successfully piloted open captioning with the October production of "Clue" and will ...

DOWNTOWN — John Butchko, like most 13-year-old boys, would really like to see the new James Bond movie "Skyfall," but he's got a problem. Butchko has hearing loss, and the largest theater chain in ...

LANSING, Mich. (WNEM) – State senators are considering a bill that would mandate open movie captioning screenings in theaters across Michigan. The measure aims to increase access to movies for the ...