'We are breaking through barriers': Calls to expand the use of subtitles in theatres and on television

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New research by deaf-led charity Stagetext shows that 24% of the public now keep TV captions switched on all the time at home

Many channels, including Sky News, are subtitled but some are better at it than others. In October, broadcasting watchdog Ofcom had toTV critic Scott Bryan said the delay has been disgraceful.

"I think for many viewers, it was quite a surprise because Channel four is seen to be an incredibly inclusive broadcaster," he said. "I was hearing from a lot of people who depend on subtitles for their broadcast experience, for watching TV, who said they just felt let down, excluded, or ignored."Captions are widely considered to be an essential part of a broadcaster's remit, but in theatres often it's not given the same consideration."[The charity] has been here for 21 years and there's still a lot of work to be done because only about 1% of theatre performances that are captured throughout the UK.

Oliver Webster, who is deaf and works as a Programme Systems Manager for StageText, added:"What that really means, in reality, there are only one or two shows in a run with captions that I can go to.

 

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