Dear Sir/Madam,

As a sibling of a person who is deaf, I strongly oppose to this recent application for 
certain cinemas to be exempted from the Disability Discrimination Act enabling 
cinemas to legally show films without captions at a rate even less than the current. 

My brother is 20 years old and should have the right to enjoy the same harmless 
entertainment as everyone else. He loves watching movies but can rarely do so at a 
cinema because he doesn't understand what's going on. We live in Campbelltown, 
NSW and the closest cinema with captions is 1 hr drive away and only showing every 
2nd Thursday night at 7:30pm, and only one movie is shown with captioning at this 
time. I find this absolutely despicable. 

My brother and the rest of the deaf and hearing impaired community have been in a 
world of silence for too long, they should not be facing further restrictions but instead 
greater accessibility to life. 

In conclusion, I'll like to urge you to not pass this recent exemption application.

Yours truly,
Carol Chan
Student
21 year old
Sydney