closed captions Archives | Hearing Like Me

July 22, 2022

Published by Angie Aspinall at July 22, 2022

Twitter introduces closed captions option for videos

If you have hearing loss and love social media, you’ll be pleased to hear the latest news. Twitter recently introduced closed captions for videos on your timeline. You can now […]

July 6, 2020

video accessibility tips for video editors and creators

Published by Kirsten Brackett at July 6, 2020

4 camera tips to improve video accessibility

While closed captions are very important there are more ways you can improve video accessibility. Video editor, Kyle Wilson shares his top tips.

November 15, 2018

Published by Ellie Parfitt at November 15, 2018

A deafie’s guide to accessing captions anywhere!

If you are deaf or hard of hearing, do you know the best ways to access captions? Following on from my Captioning Awareness Week article, I figured this is a […]

July 5, 2018

Published by Editorial Staff at July 5, 2018

Deaf and hard of hearing Netflix viewers are calling for better closed captions

After the second season of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” was released in mid-June, deaf and hard of hearing fans have been asking Netflix for better and accurate closed captions to make […]

February 26, 2018

Published by Ellie Parfitt at February 26, 2018

Nyle DiMarco calls for better captioning in cinemas after screening of ‘Black Panther’

Deaf model and activist Nyle DiMarco took to Twitter to express his frustrations of not being able to access a subtitled cinema showing. After walking out of a screening of […]

February 13, 2018

Published by Editorial Staff at February 13, 2018

This new app helps people with hearing loss enjoy theaters

A new free app called The Galapro App is making theaters more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing people by providing closed captions directly to their phone. This is big […]

September 27, 2017

Published by Jaime Del Pizzo at September 27, 2017

Why I was born at the perfect time to have a hearing loss

What a time to be hard of hearing. I often contemplate the fact that I was born at the right time to have a hearing loss. If I was alive […]

June 8, 2017

Published by Jill von Büren at June 8, 2017

Facebook gets deaf-friendly with auto captions

Automatic closed captions are coming to Facebook Live videos bringing more accessibility to its deaf users.

May 4, 2017

Published by Kirsten Brackett at May 4, 2017

After apology, Chris Pratt has a lesson for Instagram

American actor Chris Pratt posted an Instagram video on Thursday, advocating for closed captions to be an option for all Instagram videos. The video was a part of an apology […]

April 12, 2017

Published by Jill von Büren at April 12, 2017

Deaf moviegoers say cinemas aren’t accessible after being turned away from ‘Beauty and the Beast’

A group of deaf and hard of hearing patrons were recently left without access to a viewing of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” after the theater allegedly declined to turn […]

February 2, 2017

Published by Jill von Büren at February 2, 2017

A Deafie’s Guide to Sunday’s Big NFL Football Game

We’re looking forward to a safe, inclusive and entertaining football game. Take on the NFL championship game from a deafie’s perspective.

December 4, 2015

Published by Editorial Staff at December 4, 2015

New YouTube Captions, Taylor Swift Meets Fan with Hearing Loss

Fans help drive new captioning feature on YouTube, super-fan with hearing loss meets Taylor Swift

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