Barred from screen: How Nepal’s films are failing blind, deaf viewers

Lack of audio descriptions and closed captions in movies is a critical shortfall for 2.2 percent Nepalis who are living with disabilities.

On May 10, 2024, 22-year-old Sita Maya Shrestha, a visually impaired student from Kathmandu now studying in New Delhi, found herself in a rare situation: fully immersed in a movie theatre. Why rare, one might question?