#TVcaptions

A Field Guide to Captions

Katherine Bouton Healthy Hearing ,

Captions are on almost every screen these days, and they can be a huge help for people with hearing loss. Unfortunately, precisely because they can help, a lot of older people don’t use them, worried about calling attention to their faltering hearing.  But good news! Young people use captions at a significantly higher rate than … Continue reading A Field Guide to Captions

Broadway on TV: Thanks, but…..

Katherine Bouton Healthy Hearing

I’m curious if anyone watched CNN’s live broadcast of Broadway’s “Good Night and Good Luck” on June 7th. The show stars George Clooney and in-person tickets are impossible to get. I was really looking forward to it. CNN hyped the event for days before. Not only was it a first for a live Broadway show, … Continue reading Broadway on TV: Thanks, but…..