India · भारत
नमस्ते। यह हमारी कहानी है।
We had to sue to watch a movie.
Access on this page: Signed: Indian Sign Language — pending How this page is tested
Pathaan opened with nothing for us — no captions, no sign language. Four viewers, three blind and one Deaf, took it to the Delhi High Court. On 31 January 2024 the court held that accessibility is an enforceable legal right, and that private studios owe it too. Six weeks later, on 15 March 2024, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued accessibility standards for cinema: every theatrical feature film must carry them by March 2026.
ISL video — this story, in our language
A named Indian Deaf creator tells this page's story in Indian Sign Language. The video is the page, and the text is its transcript's cousin. This video existing is the reason this page is allowed to exist.
We won.
And the rules changed for everyone.
What do you want to do?
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I want access
Watch.Understand.Belong.
Movies, news, and services — with ISL, captions, or audio description.
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I create access
Create.Get paid.Be seen.
Deaf signers, interpreters, captioners, audio describers — your work, your name, your income.
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I provide access
One API.Every screen.
Platforms, governments, cinemas, companies — deliver real access with one integration.
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I back access
Host.Sponsor.Invest.
The people who fought the case, and the builders beside them — be part of the firsts.
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More than one of these can be yours. The access is for you, and you can be paid to help make it.
Access in India today
The people who fought the case won. The law now says:
Every streaming platform in India must add captions, sign language, and audio description — on a deadline. Not a favour. A rule, written because our community went to court and won.
The disability rights law already promised accessible services. Our language — ISL, Indian Sign Language — is named in national education policy. The paper is ours now.
The law is ours. The delivery comes next — made by us. That is what ally is: Deaf and blind creators, paid to make the access, delivered to any screen.
In plain words
The law is on your side. What is missing is the service — and that is what gets built here, with the community.
Why captions alone are not enough → Why sign language
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