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No Video Subtitles - Impact on Deaf People

Hands Up!, how many of you you suffer from hard of hearing and wear hearing aids? - Well I do and not many people would know either!

Imagine you are sitting in a classroom and the teacher is speaking on the board.

You can see her lips moving, but because you have hearing loss, you can’t hear what she’s saying.

This is a common problem for people who suffer from hearing loss, and it can be frustrating and isolating.

It's no secret that millions of people suffer from hearing loss.

World Health Organisation (WHO)

In fact, according to the World Health Organization.

About 466 million people have disabling hearing loss, which is about 5% of the world's population.
That number is only going to increase as the population ages.

I hope this will gain more understanding of this problem.

No Video Subtitles - Impact on Deaf People

Why are subtitles so important?

With a hard of hearing learner and why subtitles are so important in a video:

For people who suffer from hard of hearing, watching video that doesn't include subtitles can be incredibly frustrating.
Not being able to understand what's happening in a video can make it difficult to follow along and learn.

That's why it's so important for video creators to include subtitles in their videos.

By doing so, they can help ensure that all learners have the opportunity to learn and understand the content they're sharing.

Fortunately, there is a way to get around this problem:

Subtitles are text tracks that appear on the screen to provide a written translation of all spoken dialogue in a video.
They are important for people with hearing loss, but they are also important for people who don’t have hearing loss.

When you watch a video with subtitles:

it’s easier to follow along and hear what characters are saying.
You can also read along as you watch, which means you don’t have to re-watch a video you’ve already seen.

People are using subtitles in a variety of different ways to help make the world a more open place.

In fact,

subtitles are playing such an important role in increasing openness that the United Nations declared 2017 the International Year of Dialogue (IYD2017).

Learners who suffer from hard of hearing are frustrated when video does not include subtitles.

This can cause many impacts in their learning.

Here are just a few ways in which people are using subtitles to bring the world together.

No Video Subtitles - Impact on Deaf People

#1: Helping make the world more open

With the rise of social media, people are sharing more of their lives with the world through pictures, videos, and audio. As a result, people are sharing more of their personal lives with the world.
Subtitles, however, can help people who are experiencing a hearing loss to understand what their friends and family members are saying online. By being able to understand what people are saying in their posts, people who have hearing loss can take a step forward in making their communities more inclusive.

#2: Helping young children learn

Just like young children who learn by reading words, young children who have hearing loss learn best when they are read to. Subtitles can be a great tool to help parents read to their children. Just by looking at the text on the screen, parents can read along and help their children understand what's happening.
For children who are experiencing a hearing loss, subtitles can be a helpful tool to help them understand what they are reading. The text on the screen provides them with the same information that is provided to the rest of the class.

#3: Making it easier for people to learn

For people who have hearing loss, it can be difficult to understand what’s happening in a video without subtitles. When you add subtitles to a video, it’s easier to follow along and understand what’s happening in the video.
When people are watching videos with subtitles, they are more likely to learn what they are watching.

#4: Helping people understand what they’re watching.

One of the biggest benefits of subtitles is that they can help people who are experiencing a hearing loss understand what they are watching.
Although they may not be able to hear what is happening in a video, they can still read along and understand what is happening.
When people are watching videos with subtitles, they are more likely to learn what is happening in the video.

#5: Supporting people who are trying to learn.

People who are trying to learn can use subtitles to help them understand what they are watching. As a result, they can focus on the information that they need to remember and understand rather than trying to understand what is happening in the video.

And they can also use subtitles to keep up with the class. They can read along with the teacher and make sure that they understand what is happening in the video.

By using subtitles to help people who are trying to learn, they can easily follow along with the teacher and understand what is happening in the class.#6: Helping people who are learning.

People who are learning can use subtitles to help them understand what they are watching. They can read along with the teacher and learn from their mistakes. When people are watching videos with subtitles, they are more likely to learn what they are watching.

#6: Helping people with hearing loss learn.

For people who are experiencing a hearing loss, using subtitles can be a great way to make sure that they understand what is happening in a video.

#7: Supporting people who are visually impaired.

People who have visual impairments can use subtitles to learn and understand what they are watching. By reading along, they can read the text on the screen, which can help them learn and understand the information they are watching.

No Video Subtitles - Impact on Deaf People and here valuable resources

So what resources are available to create subtitles or captions?

Here are some great subtitle resources to consider:

About the author - Renford Marsden

Renford Marsden is the CEO and founder of UK based Wordsmith & Paper Limited

He has successfully created THE TRAINER EXPLAINER ® , a UK registered trademark in 2020 and brings the brand to the digital marketplace in 2021.

He has undertaken over 40 years of a working life in a variety of roles within his main discipline.

Which has given him the experiences and opportunities in various overseas assignments with committed professional people.

He is a qualified further education Instructor in information computer technology and also has a qualification in digital marketing from City & Guilds.

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