DISNEY WILL EXPAND SERVICES FOR DEAF.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. announced Friday it has agreed with the U.S. Justice Department to provide interpreters and captioning for the hearing impaired at its theme parks in California and Florida. Disney said it will provide the services and equipment on more than 100 attractions at Disneyland in Anaheim and the Epcot Center, Magic Kingdom and MGM-Disney parks in Orlando. The Burbank-based entertainment giant also agreed to train its staffers in responding to requests from hearing-impaired customers and to provide information about interpreters, captioning and assisted-listening devices in its advertisements. Disney already offered interpreters for some presentations, along with devices to increase the volume of sound, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Justice Department, which began negotiations with Disney after receiving complaints from hearing-impaired patrons. ``This is an excellent example of business and government working together, ensuring in this case that as technologies change and advance, vacationers with hearing-related disabilities can continue to experience the maximum enjoyment at our facilities,'' said Al Weiss Allen R. "Al" Weiss is president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates nine theme parks and multiple resort hotels at four sites around the world (two theme parks in California, four in Florida, two in , president of Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World . ``We have improved on our existing services and developed a program that will go far beyond what has been done before, and that we hope will serve as an example for others.'' Disney plans to install a new system for captioning in its theaters that allows patrons to see subtitled sub·ti·tle n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. captions without displaying them to the entire audience by using a small Plexiglas panel in front of the customer mounted on an adjustable arm. The agreement with the Justice Department is part of the Americans With Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps. , passed in 1990. |
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