Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 2, 2010
Movie Chain Sued Over Closed Captions
A disabled rights group is suing the Cinemark movie chain in Alameda County, accusing the company of failing to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A disability rights advocacy group is suing Cinemark Theatres in Alameda County, accusing the company of failing to accommodate deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons.
The class action, filed Tuesday in Alameda County Superior Court, says that despite closed captioning being readily available and affordable, Cinemark had refused to provide the service at any of its four theaters in Alameda County. <...
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