• vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Subtitles are a great example of an adaptation that helps more than (in this case auditory) disabled people.

    When I had small children I stopped watching anything that wasn’t subtitled because I couldn’t control my noise environment. Either too loud to hear when the children were playing or had to keep the noise down when they were sleeping.

    It gave me a great appreciation for assistive technology in general.

    • lad@programming.devEnglish
      0·
      3 months ago

      Besides, it helps a lot when voiceover is in a language you are learning or can’t comprehend by hearing well enough (like Trainspotting)

      • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Or when they speak in a weird accent. Looking at you, Spain, and your weird c and z sounding like th.

        • lad@programming.devEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Well, every country has its own set of incomprehensible pronunciations ¯\_(ツ)_/¯