Turn on the Words! Deaf Audiences, Captions, and the Long Struggle for Access
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- Abstract / Summary
The story of how captioning came into the lives of deaf and hard of hearing people has not been told with any detail, though captions are one of the greatest technological advancements in the effort to improve access to films, television, and other video content for both deaf and hearing audiences. In Turn on the Words!, Harry G. Lang documents the struggles and strategies over nearly a century to make spoken communication accessible through the use of captioning technology.
Lang describes the legislation, programs, and people who contributed great ingenuity and passion over decades to realize widespread access to captions, one breakthrough at a time. He also chronicles the resistance to captioned films from Hollywood studios and others, and the Deaf and hearing activists who championed the right to access. Deaf, hard of hearing, disabled, and English-as-a-second-language audiences now experience improved access to the educational, occupational, and cultural benefits of film and television programming. The struggle continues as deaf audiences advocate for equal access in a variety of settings such as movie theaters and online video-sharing platforms. This is a history of technological innovation, as well as a testament to the contributions of the Deaf community to the benefit of society as a whole.
- Field of Interest
- Disability Studies
- Author
- Harry G. Lang, 1947-, Jason Stark, fl. 2021, Ernest E. Hairston, Jr., fl. 2021
- Copyright Message
- Copyright © 2021 Gallaudet University Press
- Content Type
- General reference book
- Duration
- 0 sec
- Format
- Text
- Original Publication Date
- 2021
- Page Count
- 340
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Place Published / Released
- District of Columbia
- Subject
- Disability Studies, Literature, Diversity, Literature & Language, Legislation and Politics, Independence, Education, & Accessibility, Advocacy and Rights, Non-Fiction, Television, Film industry, National and federal laws, Technology, Deafness, Politics and Legislation, Compliance and Regulations, Government, Legislación y Política, Legislação e Política, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, No Ficción, Não-ficção, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos, National Association of the Deaf, Described and Captioned Media Project, Gallaudet University, Ball State University, Bill Stark, fl. 2006, Gilbert L. Delgado, fl. 2021, United States, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Politics and Legislation, Compliance and Regulations, Government, Legislación y Política, Legislação e Política, Accessibility and Independence, History of Care, Independência, Educação e Acessibilidade, Independencia, Educación y Accesibilidad, Education, Rights and advocacy, Social movements, Abogacía y Derechos, Advocacia e Direitos, No Ficción, Não-ficção, United States of America, USA, US of A, America, Estados Unidos
