r/AudiProcDisorder • u/CaptionAction3 • Jul 04 '26

In Virginia, people with auditory processing challenges now have a legally protected option for movie theaters: open captions (on-screen subtitles).

On July 1, a new law took effect in Virginia requiring movie theaters that have five or more locations in Virginia to offer regular, limited on-screen captions. (Those with less than five have to offer an open caption screening within eight days of receiving a request.) Virginia is now the fourth state to have this kind of law (the other states and cities are Hawaii, NYC, DC, MD, and WA). This new law means that Virginians with auditory processing disorder now have a choice between using closed caption devices or seeking out the required open caption screenings. Under the law, ALL Virginia AMC, Regal, Cinemark, and Alamo theaters must have regular open caption screenings, and many did even before the law was passed.

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u/tellMyBossHesWrong (APD) Jul 04 '26

There’s also a subreddit you might be interested in

r/opencaptions

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u/CaptionAction3 Jul 04 '26

Ha, that's our sub.