Are Cinemas Improving for People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing?

A fantastic website that show cinema listenings with subtitles is yourlocalcinema.com it also provides a map and all listenings avaiable.

So we do a little test as a deaf or hard of hearing person, is it possible to watch a film in a city such as Cardiff?

Cinema	Monday 20^th August	Tuesday 21^st August	Wednesday 22^nd August	Thursday 23^rd August	Friday 24^th August	Saturday 25^th August	Sunday 26^th August
Odeon	Mamma Mia Christopher Robin (10.20am) Coco (10.15am)	Christopher Robin (5.50pm) Coco (10.15am)	Coco (10.15am)	Coco (10.15am) The Festival (1.45pm)	Peter Rabbit (10.15am)	Peter Rabbit (10.15am)	Peter Rabbit (10.15am)
Vue		Antman and the wasp (6.30pm)
CineWorld	The equalizer 2 (6.00pm)
Chapter			Mamma Mia (5.50pm)		Mamma Mia (6.05pm)

Vue

Trying to find films using the Vue website involved scrolling around to find ones that also had a ST next too them.

I tried searching for films I would like to see but there were no filters to search for subtitled films and disappointingly only found one film for this week.

Finding a subtitled film using the Odeon website I have to say is a little easier when it comes to searching films. There is a side bar which allows you to filter subtitles and also audio-described and wheel chair friendly. This really does save time and makes for a enjoyable searching of films of which it should be as going to the cinema is a leisure activity.

The layout is colourful and easy to find films and also there are a number to choose from.

Odeon

Whenever a film is released with captions for the hard of hearing we do try to schedule it at our cinemas - captioned for hard of hearing performances are listed separately so you can choose these specific performances.

To find a subtitled performance at your local ODEON, simply select the “Subtitled” filter when viewing the performances at your cinema. In addition, the "Your Local Cinema" website provides full listings of captioned performances at ODEON and other cinemas. For more information about "Your Local Cinema", please visit Your Local Cinema (opens in new window).

We also have Infra Red headsets available to improve your hearing of the film soundtrack. Please enquire at the cinema Box Office if you require one of these headsets. In addition, hearing loops are available at some of our Box Office and food and drink counters – just look for the hearing loop symbol.

https://www.odeon.co.uk/accessibility/hearing-impaired-guests/

Vue

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