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My subtitles! I can't hear without my subtitles! (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/autism
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14452254

My subtitles! I can't hear without my subtitles!

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

An excellent example of the curb cut effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut_effect

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Or when they speak in a weird accent. Looking at you, Spain, and your weird c and z sounding like th.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Well, every country has its own set of incomprehensible pronunciations ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] RampantParanoia2365 5 points 8 months ago

It saves me about 75% of rewinding 10 seconds. Which, BTW, Netflix is trash at being able to do reliably.

[–] cogitoprinciple 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I honestly watch most things with subtitles, as it helps me process the information better, so this is very relatable

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Same