Posted: 10/29/17 at 8:19pm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marchershberg/2017/10/29/legal-decision-puts-broadway-theaters-at-risk/#1973c40357d4
Do you think that the theaters have any good defensive arguments?
Posted: 10/29/17 at 8:45pm
Really interesting stuff. Some (pretty basic) questions I have:
- How would providing tactile interpretation services logistically work at a Broadway show? Like, where in the theatre could a deaf-blind patron receive such services without disrupting the show for the rest of the audience?
- Would each of the 41 Broadway theaters be required to have a tactile interpreter on call for every performance? Or would these interpreters show up to the theaters as-needed based on the audience? That would implicate a significant difference in cost.
Posted: 10/29/17 at 8:53pm
The case was remanded to the lower court for further fact finding on undue burden. There’s no mandate here.
Posted: 10/29/17 at 9:10pm
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Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:24pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Really interesting stuff. Some (pretty basic) questions I have:
- Would each of the 41 Broadway theaters be required to have a tactile interpreter on call for every performance? Or would these interpreters show up to the theaters as-needed based on the audience?That would implicate asignificantdifference in cost."
I wonder if they could make it the responsibility of the production to comply...
Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:28pm
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Posted: 10/29/17 at 11:46pm
So anyone who needs an interpreter contacts the theatre ahead of time, they contact someone who is on-call and they show up for that person. The theatre companies could have 1-2 people depending on how many theatres they own. It's not that hard to accommodate.
The Hamilton lawsuit was insane, though. 25 live audio descriptions per week, at a cost of $25,000 per month to accommodate maybe a handful of visually impaired people who see Hamilton? Record it once, the staging won't change.
Posted: 10/30/17 at 12:20am
Posted: 10/30/17 at 2:52am
Are the interpreters sitting down next to the person or are they standing up?
