Committee backs open-captioning requirement for larger theaters after deaf advocates testify The committee approved a substitute for Senate Bill 4 93 to require larger motion-picture exhibitors to offer open captioning for at least two showings per week when the film is produced with open captions; witness testimony from the West Virginia Association for the Deaf urged passage.

West Virginia is one step closer to making movie theaters more accessible with a new bill that mandates open captioning for larger exhibitors!

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