Chapter 27: Closed Captioning vs. Closed Interpreting

If the trend in closed captioning changed to a trend in TV interpreters, I do not see how it would effect hearing people who were not using closed captioning in the first place.  Just as you can turn closed captioning on and off, why wouldn't you be able to turn the little interpreter in the corner on and off?  I think having both options of closed captioning and closed interpreting would be great.  I cannot think of any reasons why other hearing people would not also support it.

"Some deaf people prefer interpreters on TV.  A few programs, notably Christian and Catholic-oriented ones, feature them in fairly unobtrusive oval 'inserts' in the lower right-hand corner of the screen."--pg. 165, p. 2

On youtube there is a closed captioning feature that is provided purely by technology.  If people do not speak very clearly, the captions are mangled nonsense.  It is amusing but I can imagine it would be very frustrating if you were trying to use the closed captioning for constructive purposes.

I think it would be a good idea for select showings of all movies in movie theatres to have captions.  This way if you find captions distracting you can attend a showing without them, and if you want the captions you have options of captioned showings to choose from.