Rear Window Captioning and DVS® Theatrical Survey

Thanks for your interest in Rear Window Captioning and DVS Theatrical, access solutions developed by the Media Access Group at WGBH as part of the MoPix project, which make movies accessible to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. Your answers to the questions below may be as short or as long as you wish.

Have you had the opportunity to experience Rear Window Captioning (closed captioning in movie theaters during a film's regular screening)?


If yes, what do you think of the system?


What do you think of the quality of the captions?


What do you think of the choice of accessible films, choice of show times?


What was your impression of your interaction with the theatre staff?


If there are no movie theaters in your area with Rear Window Captioning, would you likely attend movies more frequently if there were? Please write in an answer of yes or no, and feel free to elaborate if you like.

DVS Theatrical

Have you had the opportunity to experience DVS Theatrical (description in movie theaters during a film's regular screening)?


If yes, what do you think of the system?


What do you think of the quality of the descriptions?


What do you think of the choice of accessible films, choice of show times?


What was your impression of your interaction with the theatre staff?


If there are no movie theaters in your area with DVS Theatrical, would you likely attend movies more frequently if there were? Please write in an answer of yes or no, and feel free to elaborate if you like.