Unheard Melodies
As dumb as this may seem, I'm sure most of us, if not all, would have gone to a theater to watch a movie with family and friends at least once in our lifetime. Exciting, eh? Intriguing—definitely yes! Oh, the constant chattering and gossiping when watching your favorite heartthrobs rambling on-screen, swaying to the melody in the most scenic backdrops, action-packed stunts, and heaven knows what else. It's true watching a good movie is a bringer of pleasant moods and healthy brain functioning. I'm not sure about those of you reading this, but I know it works for me and for a few close people I know real well.
I understand that throughout the world all or most televisions have a provision called "closed captioning" available to them that caters to the hard of hearing and those with other similar disabilities. Some of us are visual learners, while others learn better with audio, and still others who work perfectly well with an audio-visual mode of data transmission. However, beats me why technology has not advanced its tentacles wide enough to use closed captioning in movie theaters and other such means of audio-visual entertainment, to benefit the hard of hearing and those with similar disabilities so they can make sense of what's playing. It seems a bit silly and overlooked, considering televisions have this provision, don't they?
There are people I know, close ones, too, who yearn to go to the theaters to enjoy a good movie with their near and dear ones, but the thought of their "hearing" friends lapping up every intriguing dialogue and them just having to sit out there,putting pieces together in the best way they know, and having to make-do watching what they understand as mere moving pictures! Imagine yourself in their shoes; I don't think watching a movie would be just the same for us. These differently-abled souls mostly resort to retracing their steps back home or to other things that don't intimidate them as much. It ain't a pretty picture—while you ogle intriguingly at that blockbuster hit playing, and your hard of hearing friends wait for your expression and emotions to emote and understand if something is funny, sad, suspenseful, confusing, etc. But mind you, they don't need your pity; they just want you and me to be considerate and mature enough to take their situation into consideration and do what's best for all of us. Just because they have difficulty hearing does not make them invisible or lesser mortals; they deserve to be treated as equals in all respects of life—equal opportunities at work, government benefits, businesses and associated fields.
Is anybody listening at all? Hello? Some thoughts, please?
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.
~Brian Tracy
I understand that throughout the world all or most televisions have a provision called "closed captioning" available to them that caters to the hard of hearing and those with other similar disabilities. Some of us are visual learners, while others learn better with audio, and still others who work perfectly well with an audio-visual mode of data transmission. However, beats me why technology has not advanced its tentacles wide enough to use closed captioning in movie theaters and other such means of audio-visual entertainment, to benefit the hard of hearing and those with similar disabilities so they can make sense of what's playing. It seems a bit silly and overlooked, considering televisions have this provision, don't they?
There are people I know, close ones, too, who yearn to go to the theaters to enjoy a good movie with their near and dear ones, but the thought of their "hearing" friends lapping up every intriguing dialogue and them just having to sit out there,putting pieces together in the best way they know, and having to make-do watching what they understand as mere moving pictures! Imagine yourself in their shoes; I don't think watching a movie would be just the same for us. These differently-abled souls mostly resort to retracing their steps back home or to other things that don't intimidate them as much. It ain't a pretty picture—while you ogle intriguingly at that blockbuster hit playing, and your hard of hearing friends wait for your expression and emotions to emote and understand if something is funny, sad, suspenseful, confusing, etc. But mind you, they don't need your pity; they just want you and me to be considerate and mature enough to take their situation into consideration and do what's best for all of us. Just because they have difficulty hearing does not make them invisible or lesser mortals; they deserve to be treated as equals in all respects of life—equal opportunities at work, government benefits, businesses and associated fields.
Is anybody listening at all? Hello? Some thoughts, please?
Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.
~Brian Tracy
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