• Co-Introducers: Allen, R. White, Silverman, Bonds, Grosso, Nadeau, and Evans
• Co-Sponsor(s): Mary M. Cheh
Please follow the new bill here:
• OC Movie Bill (2019): http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B23-0146
• Bill PDF: http://lims.dccouncil.us/Download/41894/B23-0146-Introduction.pdf
We need everyone, inside and outside DC, to write to DC Council asking its members to support the bill, including those who co-introduced or co-sponsored it! Here are the DC Councilmembers to contact:
• Chairman Phil Mendelson: pmendelson@dccouncil.us
• Anita Bonds (At-Large): abonds@dccouncil.us
• David Grosso (At-Large): dgrosso@dccouncil.us
• Elissa Silverman (At-Large): esilverman@dccouncil.us
• Robert C. White, Jr. (At-Large): rwhite@dccouncil.us
• Brianne Nadeau (Ward 1): bnadeau@dccouncil.us
• Jack Evans (Ward 2): jevans@dccouncil.us
• Mary M. Cheh (Ward 3): mcheh@dccouncil.us
• Brandon T. Todd (Ward 4): btodd@dccouncil.us
• Kenyan R. McDuffie (Ward 5): kmcduffie@dccouncil.us
• Charles Allen (Ward 6): callen@dccouncil.us
• Vincent C. Gray (Ward 7): vgray@dccouncil.us
• Trayvon White, Sr. (Ward 8): twhite@dccouncil.us
Here is text you can use to email them:
"Dear Councilmember,
I am writing in support of Open Movie Captioning Requirement Act of 2019 (B23-0146). I am deaf/hard of hearing and have not gotten accessibility at the movies with theaters' problematic closed captioning devices and have not been able to simply enjoy the movies like hearing moviegoers do.
Open captions is what my peers and I need to access and enjoy the movies in Washington, DC. This bill strikes a reasonable balance in requiring a small portion of movie screenings to be open captioned at reasonable times. With the passage of this bill, I am much more likely to go to the movies and to dine out in DC.
Regards,
<your name>"
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