Craptions - Episode Text Transcript - 99% Invisible
Bad closed captions can be entertaining, but they can be serious, too, because captions are a critical tool for lots of lots of people. There are the people learning a new language, the easily confused, and of course captions are essential for people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. In the US, that’s about 15% of
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Leave a Comment Bad closed captions can be entertaining, but they can be serious, too, because captions are a critical tool for lots of lots of people. There are the people learning a new language, the easily confused, and of course captions are essential for people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. In the US, that's about 15% of the population. And with so many low quality closed captions out there, those folks are often left trying to piece together meaning from some bizarre sentences, or… to just stop watching. The issue of crappy captions isn't a new
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