by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, Why don’t movie theaters have subtitles for the hearing impaired. They have them for foreign films. Maybe they do and I don’t know about them. Some films are open-captioned—so you read the captions just like on your TV. Most hearing people do not like them, so open captions […]
Entertainment
Captioned Entertainment—Here’s the Scoop!
I’ve often heard that there are movie theatres with captioning but have never heard of one near me. Is there some central place that lists which theatres have such help available? How do you learn of captioned movies shown in your city? Are they listed as such in your local newspaper movie line-up or where?
When it comes to finding captioned movies and plays, many hard of hearing people don’t know where to turn. The good news is that there are several organizations dedicated to helping us by listing which movies and live theatre events are captioned. This article shows you where to go to find this information.
Get Captioned New Movies via Zediva—the New Online Movie Rental Service
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Zediva is a new on-line movie distribution company. For $1.99 per movie, you can instantly watch the most current and popular blockbuster movies online wherever you have an Internet connection—as soon as the movie becomes available on DVD. According to their press release, “Movie aficionados can watch many movies as much […]
Can’t Find Captioned Netflix Movies? Phlixie to the Rescue
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Nanci Linke-Ellis of Captionfish recently explained about a new captioned entertainment search service now being provided by Phlixie to help you find captioned movies on Netflix. She wrote: When Captionfish was created, it simplified the task of finding captioned entertainment at public venues everywhere. [Ed. note: I last wrote about Captionfish […]
Finding Captioned Movies in Your Area—Captionfish—One Year Later
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Going to the movies isn’t much fun when you can’t hear or understand the dialogue. This is the case with multitudes of hard of hearing people. Thus, you want a simple way of finding captioned movies playing near you. This is where Captionfish comes in. One year ago, I wrote about […]
Captionfish Finds Captioned Movies Showing Near You
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Back in February, 2006 I wrote about a website called “Fomdi” that finds captioned movies near you. Fomdi was much better than nothing, but it had its limitations. Now something better has come along. On May 18, 2009, DeafCode LLC released the beta version of their brand new “Captionfish” captioned movie […]