Comments on: Why Closed Captioning Isn’t Just for Deaf People

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:31:10 +0000

read http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4862652.stm

By: Bek

Bek — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:41:33 +0000

Glad to hear that other people do the same thing! My son (who also has Asperger’s) has a knack for talking (loudly) at the precise moment that anyone else starts speaking- on TV, in “real life”…. And I (as an Aspie) have a hard time understanding spoken language without a visual- but I still need to hear something. Except with the TV. The closed captioning is wonderful! I also like to use the english subtitles available on some DVD’s (not all)… It helps me understand and retain the information. I often think I would enjoy speaking on the phone more if I had a TDD as just listening and responding appropriately exhausts me and I always am paranoid that I am misunderstanding.

The subtitle thing works wonders. Now if only there was a solution to project them onto a surface…. (as my son still likes to stand in front of the screen when other people are watching TV)
Bek´s last blog ..Day One.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:19:26 +0000

I am so happy that you’ve found something that makes your life easier and makes you happy. I sometimes turn it on bc I don’t want to have to listen.

By: scout

scout — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:47:09 +0000

I cannot understand television without closed captioning at all. I hear it, I see it, but it really doesn’t mean anything. I’ve been watching tv this way for about the last 15 years, when the cc got turned on for my Grandfather when his hearing had begun to fail.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:34:12 +0000

Thanks for writing this article. This is so, so true. So many people use closed captioning who are not deaf. Just check out this survey I did with mainly non-deaf respondents.

http://abercap.com/blog/2009/08/12/closed-captioning-survey-results-are-in/

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:50:37 +0000

This may explain why my 13 year old aspie daughter always watches tv with the CC turned on … I figured it was a reading thing, but now I wonder if it’s something more, that she can pick up on the conversation more easily by reading than y having to filter it along with facial expressions, etc. Glad you brought this up!

By: Lynne Soraya

Lynne Soraya — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:07:56 +0000

I just started doing this, too. And I never realized exactly how much nuance I was missing, until I began using CC.

For my part, I’m surprised I didn’t try it earlier (considering that I have hearing loss and tinnitus, along with the co-morbid auditory processing issues of Asperger’s) – but I’m sure glad I have now.

By: outoutout

outoutout — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:12:53 +0000

Very interesting! I’ll admit it’s not a problem I’ve ever had – at least, not for the reasons you do – but it’s something to keep in mind for my kids. Thanks!

By: grif-graf

grif-graf — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:13:04 +0000

it’s also good for teaching kids to read. i was reading chapter books by first grade after growing up with a deaf dad. hear the word, then see it. and then correct the spelling.

By: Sullivan

Sullivan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:38 +0000

I discovered closed captioning when I first had a baby I wanted to stay asleep…but I wanted TV.

I’ve never gone back.

I wish the quality was better. Sometimes words get garbled or lost.