Saturday, February 26, 2011
I am interested in learning more about Close Captioning for the theaters. It would be nice to see movies at the theater. Most people don't go because they (the movies) do not have CC at all. Those of us who can't view movies have to wait until it comes out on DVD's. That is not good at all. I thought that I would bring this subject up because its important to the D/HH community. If this comes up for a vote in the legislation in Kentucky, it would be great to have everyone vote yes to CC!
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The title to this post should be: CLOSE CAPTIONING
ReplyDeleteSorry about not having the title posted Ms. White.
ReplyDeleteI agree! There is technology out there that allows D/HH persons access to captions at theater buildings. It is called Rear Window Captioning and displays captions on a personal viewer during the movie. Unfortunately, it is not universal yet - some theaters in major cities like Boston, New York, & Chicago have it, but not everywhere. It may take lawsuits or activism to make this technology more prevalent. As part of equal access under the ADA, every city should have this available!
ReplyDeleteI agree Mary, I think that would be a great way to help the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Culture, and an even better way to promote the knowledge of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. If a hearing child were to go to the movies and wonder what the closed captioning were for, the adult would explain for who and why they are there.
ReplyDeleteGreat Thoughts! :)
I love the idea of adding captions. I think it would be a great way to include more people in the social aspect of movies and honestly sometimes I need them, too! My mom loves British movies but most of the time, I can hardly understand their accents so I turn on the subtitles at home. Having them in the theaters would make it that much easier!
ReplyDeleteI have never thought of that but it is so true. I agree that Closed Captioning should be included for movies that are in theaters.
ReplyDeleteI agree Mary, my mom isn't deaf or hard of hearing but she says she can never understand what there saying and loves closed captioning. So for her and other hearing people it would be beneficial as well. But even MORE so for the deaf and hard of hearing community, why should these individuals not be able to participate in going out to the movies?
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree. It is sad, because I come from a hometown with a large deaf community and they can't view movies in the theatres as everyone else can. It is really sad.
ReplyDeleteGreat find peter. Keep me posted. Im in!
ReplyDeleteI agree that movies need to offer closed captioning. However, I think that a regular movie should be offered and the same movie offered with CC. I know for me that CC's are very distracting and I don't like them. I wouldn't pay to go see a movie if it had CC's in them. There is nothing wrong with them, but hearing people can hear what is being said and having a written form on a screen is just too much to take in. Having a non-CC and CC movie option within a theater would be the best option.
ReplyDeleteEmily Bruner