TECHNO WATCH: Radio for the Deaf [New Edit]
It had to happen, captioned radio: Listen Up: It’s Radio for the Deaf and Captioned Radio for the Deaf. As laudable as the aim is, the problem is, how do Deafies interact with a talk back program? The provision of captions and subtitles, assumes information is going one way and that the audience [Deafies] is a passive one.
Hearing people [people in general] need to realise that when providing technologies that enable access, they need to address the question of how to make Deaf people feel included. How does technology benefit Deaf people beyond providing access to information? There is much evidence that they don’t get it.
Yes, captions and subtitles are a huge step forward, however, it still doesn’t address the issue of HOW to include Deaf and hearing impaired people in culture and society. Hearing people can participate in talk back via their mobile and landline phones. That give stalk back radio an immediacy and intimacy that facilitates “community”. Makes people feel part of a community.
How will captioned radio allow Deaf people to do the same?
Further Reading:
Do Hearing People Get It? At All? EVER? Part Uno Numero [Not Safe For Work]
New technology allows you to read the radio
First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University
Closed-Captioned Radio? That’s Right, It’s Here
Tantalizing News About Captioned Radio
Companies To Peddle New Gadgets At Show
NPR, Harris and Towson to Demo Accessible Radio at CES
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January 8th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Hi we have launched the first Deaf Radio Station in the UK - RadioSign - http://www.ukview.tv/671/. We are now planning ways to improve the service with text contact and so on…………..but we would value people’s view on how to improve what we are doing. Please take a look - our DJs are Ricky (AKA Nichole) and Paris (AKA Nick) - we have lots of ideas for 2008, but would love to know your feedback too!
Happy New Year!
Susie
January 8th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I am sicko hearing always said sh sh sh i listen radio and i said what you talk about what up news and i am sicko said wait in min then said to me nothing. my mind said what hell heck. sometime hearing listen on radio in car and tell me whoa that acciedent on up that road so i said thank hearing my freind take off exit to go another way go work so i am wondering what about myself use radio closed caption so i can know what is going on traffic and weather come in hurricane comming so we got out of house due very bad strong hurricane and i am sicko hearing said wait and hear and wait and hear then time to go home for end of hurricane so i thought rather myself watch closed caption what is going on news. and another thing one my hearing freind said i love listen good music damn i like that songs and i look up hearing what talk about who is sing and my hearing freinds said i forgot due too many song. so i wonder i told them i wish i want closed caption what news and songs hook up front steeling wheel and i can read so it would be share listen and read what up news smile and i love that my favorate song like zztop and sometime my hearing freind sat in my car and dancing listen music and sing himself and i told hearing i wish i want singing my sign langauge songs so we can singing together. and my hearing freind said i wish it would be good for great invent it i am sorry but now time for closed caption radio sharing let us listen radio smile. it would be hook up long wires from radio to front steering wheel on dash so i can watch road and read closed caption will be cool.