Category: Arizona
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
A federal court has signed off on a deal to settle a lawsuit over captioning at Arizona's largest movie theater chain. Harkins Theatres announced the deal last month and was just waiting for court approval. Part of the deal includes Harkins giving away 1000 free passes to movie-goers who are deaf, hard of hearing or visually impaired. The company operates 25 theaters in Arizona and says the installation will be completed by next summer. Harkins has also agreed to pay the legal costs of the the Center for Disability Law ($24,000).
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
A 22-year-old hearing impaired Arizona man was killed in an early morning fire near Phoenix. His father who lives nearby tried to save him and had to be taken to the hospital. Fire officials are not sure of the cause.
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
A Phoenix boy who went missing was found six hours later. Police say en-year-old Renee Acosta, who is deaf, ran away from home, but was located at a bus stop near one of his aunt's home. He has been reunited with his parents.
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