Subtitles are a great example of an adaptation that helps more than (in this case auditory) disabled people.
When I had small children I stopped watching anything that wasn’t subtitled because I couldn’t control my noise environment. Either too loud to hear when the children were playing or had to keep the noise down when they were sleeping.
It gave me a great appreciation for assistive technology in general.
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vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 48 pts · 2y
Subtitles are a great example of an adaptation that helps more than (in this case auditory) disabled people.
When I had small children I stopped watching anything that wasn’t subtitled because I couldn’t control my noise environment. Either too loud to hear when the children were playing or had to keep the noise down when they were sleeping.
It gave me a great appreciation for assistive technology in general.
warpslide@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 2y
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 2y
Why the heck you still watching tv with commercials?
warpslide@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
An excellent example of the curb cut effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut_effect
sukhmel@programming.dev · 8 pts · 2y
Besides, it helps a lot when voiceover is in a language you are learning or can't comprehend by hearing well enough (like Trainspotting)
teft@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Or when they speak in a weird accent. Looking at you, Spain, and your weird c and z sounding like th.
sukhmel@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y
Well, every country has its own set of incomprehensible pronunciations ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
It saves me about 75% of rewinding 10 seconds. Which, BTW, Netflix is trash at being able to do reliably.
cogitoprinciple@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I honestly watch most things with subtitles, as it helps me process the information better, so this is very relatable
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com · 3 pts · 2y
Same
Blackout@kbin.run · -26 pts · 2y
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com · 24 pts · 2y
Good luck with that attitude.
sleen@lemmy.zip · -8 pts · 2y