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Closed Captioning: Not Just For People With Hearing Impairments 
 
by Sandra Bell July 20, 2005

Where else might closed captioning be found?

Many DVDs have it, displaying captions that look like subtitles. Radio would require a separate decoder and text display and, although there have been a number of experiments, there is nothing available for radio. Sometimes closed captioning can be found on radio programs simulcast on the Internet.

Occasionally a person with a hearing disability can watch closed captioned movies along with the general public. There have been various systems tried but the most popular is Rear Window Captioning System. Viewers are given a special panel of flat glass or plastic with a goose neck that clamps onto the seat in front of them. At the rear of the theater is an LED display that shows captions in mirror images. The glass reflects this back to the viewer but other members of the audience can't see them.

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