Washington State Mandates Open Captions in Theaters: A Win for Accessibility and Business

In a huge win for accessibility and inclusion, Washington State just became the fifth U.S. jurisdiction to require open captions in movie theaters. The passage of Senate Bill 5486 (SB 5486), the Washington State Open Caption Law (also known as the John Waldo Act) in May 2025 is a game-changer for Deaf [...]