Subtitles campaign launched as deaf children miss out on cinema

Thousands of deaf children across the UK are missing out on going to the cinema because films aren’t being shown with subtitles, the National Deaf Children’s Society says. According to its new research with 621 parents of deaf children, 85% revealed that their child struggles to go the cinema because they can’t find screenings with subtitles. Two thirds of parents (67%) have now given up on taking their deaf child to the cinema altogether, preferring to watch films at home where subtitles are guaranteed. The National Deaf Children’s Society says…

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Huawei launches StorySign to make storytime more accessible for deaf children

Many of the 32 million deaf children in the world struggle to read. Using the power of AI, Huawei has created StorySign, a free app that helps open the world of books to deaf children. This is how it works. First, the child or parent opens the app and clicks on the selected book from the StorySign library. Then they hold their phone up to the words on the page, and our friendly avatar, Star, signs the story as the printed words are highlighted. This allows parents and children to…

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