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Daniel Pistritto

Cinemas without subtitles on big screen are spoiling movie magic for deaf cinemagoers

Alexandra McKenzie loves watching movies, but a trip to the cinema is usually a frustrating and disappointing experience.

As others stock up on popcorn and drinks, Ms McKenzie collects a closed-caption device called CaptiView, which she places in the cupholder next to her seat.

She then spends the entire film glancing at the screen and down to the CaptiView to read the captions, two lines at a time.

At best, it’s an unfulfilling experience; at worst, it’s a waste of time. So unpopular are the CaptiViews, that many in the deaf community refer to it as “CraptiView”.

“You spend most of your time looking at your cupholder, it misses lines and it just doesn’t work very well,” Ms McKenzie said.

Read the full article here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-20/deaf-community-calls-for-open-captions-subtitles-in-cinemas/11222346

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