While discussing television in narrative in class, I began to think about those people with disabilities who may not be able to experience TV and film as I am able to. The overall thrill viewers get from watching television and movies includes audial and visual effects that makeup the experience as a whole. How, then, do deaf and blind individuals experience TV? Luckily, television and motion pictures have provided supplemental features for those with these types of disabilities.

For the hearing impaired, for example, closed-captioned programs have assisted individuals by means of visual text on the television screen. Closed-captioning, or subtitles, allow the individual to read what is being said on the screen. Below, I have posted a link on youtube which illustrates how subtitles are used. Turn off your sound and view the clip as a deaf person would.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

The video, itself, is rather funny. This is just one example of how television can be viewable to all.

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