Hidden Hard of Hearing Community Revealed by Lockdown Captioning

Two-thirds (67%) of the public sometimes find it difficult to hear what is happening when watching TV or live performances, according to new research. [1] But with Captioning Awareness Week last month, the rise of captioned live performances and video calls during lockdown has given people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing hope. Following a surge in the use of captions as performances shifted online, 24% of the general public now have captions switched on all the time at home and a further 26% have them on some…

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