WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three deaf individuals sued movie theater giants Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. and AMC Entertainment on Thursday, contending they violated the federal disabilities law by failing to provide captioning.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asserts that the theaters could take reasonable steps to allow deaf individuals to watch movies with the general public.The complaint argues that theaters are a place of "public accommodation" as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act and therefore should ensure that deaf people are not denied service due to their disability.

The suit seeks for the theaters to implement captioning at all screenings within 180 days. There is no monetary request.

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