Washington Hearing Loss Lawyer & Attorney : John Waldo Law Firm : Hard of Hearing, Disability, Hearing Impairment : Seattle, Bainbridge, Washington, Pacific Northwest

Television captioning has been a godsend for those of us with significant hearing losses. The captioning makes television instantly accessible, and means that for all its faults, television is something we can fully enjoy ourselves, and is an experience we can share with our spouses and families.

Once in a while, though, it would be nice to do something different, like a play. We go along, but when we can't hear what's going on, it's not all that great for us ... and it isn't so great for the people we're with, either.

It doesn't have to be like this. Spoken dialog or sung lyrics can be reduced to text, letting us "hear" along with the rest of the audience. What's said or sung can be captioned in real time or in advance, and the captions displayed to some or all of the audience. For theaters that can't afford those elaborate electronic devices, hard-of-hearing patrons could be provided with a script and a penlight at virtually no cost.

There is no reason why every theater can't make every performance accessible to those with hearing loss. Continue reading this post to find out how we're progressing on this issue.

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Wash-CAP

The Washington State Communication Access Project

Enriching the World
For Those With Hearing Loss

We’ve lost some or all of our hearing. But that shouldn’t mean losing our social lives or our independence. We should be able to enjoy plays, lectures and movies, ride the ferry, catch a plane, attend a meeting, take a class or go to a restaurant with the same level of ease and enjoyment as those with full hearing.

With the cooperation of others, our loss of hearing need not mean a loss in the quality of our lives. All that is necessary is to reduce the spoken word to written form.

The good news is that the law requires that kind of cooperation, and the technology exists to make it possible. The bad news is that in reality, the cooperation that we need and that the law demands is the exception rather than the rule.

Wash-CAP intends to change that.

With your help, Wash-CAP can put us back into the world. Please join our effort.

www.wash-cap.com
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