Autism-friendly screening: Harry Potter
by Beth
If only we lived in England! Among all the buzz I heard this weekend about the new Harry Potter book I happened to catch wind of a theatre in Nottingham featuring a special autism-friendly screening.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will air in a special “autism-friendly” setting at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham today at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation, the film will be shown at a lower volume and with the lights turned on in the theatre during the movie. Broadway Cinema assures guests that they can move around and make noise during the show without being reprimanded.
If special screenings like this go on in the U.S., I’d love to hear about them.
July 29th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Anyone hear of any similar “autism friendly” screenings in the US? Just curious…
July 27th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
I think that is so wonderful that they took the time out so they could enjoy the movie.