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1. John 07.09.07 / 10pm

   That’s open captioning.

   I have a recollection, when I was a child in the US, of programs being signed in the bottom right corner on the screen. I think it was on some PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) content. I don’t know if they continue to do that or not today.

   What advantage would this have over closed captioning which is fairly prevalent already (if you have a decoder)? Do people with hearing disabilities prefer one over the other?
2. Scooter 07.09.07 / 11pm

   Aren’t just about all programs subtitled via teletext these days anyway?
3. Daniel RUle 07.11.07 / 12pm

   There are already some open captioned programme being shown on tv - but they tend to be shown at a time when most people aren’t watching telly! For example ‘See Hear’.

   Another point to add - being deaf myself, I don’t use sign language to communicate and don’t understand any of it!

   I just use subtitles which are shown on most tv programmes now. Subtitles would be more accessible to a wider range of the ‘deaf population’.
4. Jamie 07.11.07 / 2pm

   Thanks Daniel really interesting - why is it that sign language is unpopular?
5. Daniel 07.12.07 / 8am

   Sorry I didn’t mean to imply that sign language was unpopular - all I was trying to point out was the fact that not all deaf people use sign language. I just thought that subtitles would reach a wider audience of the deaf population, as I’m sure that the sign language users can read the captions!

   Although it is another argument, and quite rightly so, that sign language is a unique language of its own.
6. John 07.12.07 / 10am

   Interesting idea, are there enough deaf people that would want to pay for such a service though if they have the option of subtitles?
7. JC 10.24.07 / 4pm

   I think the teletext-subtitles comment has nailed this one. The sign language programs that are shown are for practicing sign language. Most hearing impaired people are simply elderly and never learn to sign.
8. Hannah 10.27.07 / 10pm

   You can subtitle almost any programme on Sky simply by pressing about 3 buttons so this seems pretty pointless…
9. william bell reid 11.01.07 / 5pm

   Can you please give us some ideas about what areas of interest we might be focusing on

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