Lipreading Mom’s Note: When I think of an inspiring role model for all of us lipreading moms and dads, I think of Denise Portis. This mom of two not only thrives with a profound hearing loss, but she lives with the balance-affective condition Meniere’s Disease. The first thing I noticed about Denise was her sense … Continue reading
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Can You Lip Read the Lorax?
I have often wondered how generations before closed captioning survived animated movies. My memory goes back to the first cartoon I ever saw in a theater. Actually, “Pete’s Dragon” was part animated, part live action. There I was at the age of three with my daddy and big sister, watching a smiling green dragon breathe … Continue reading
Hearing Loss Survey – Let Your Voice Be Heard!
If you have hearing loss, please take a moment to answer my survey about your experiences while taking care of children. Your comments will help as I prepare for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) National Convention workshop “How to Understand Your Children When You Have Hearing Loss.” Feel free to share this survey … Continue reading
Can Weather Captions Save Lives in Tornado Alley?
My first experience with a tornado was at the age of five. My Oklahoma childhood home in the late 1970s, as well as all those in our neighborhood, didn’t have a basement or cellar. A group of 20 of us gathered in an underground community storm shelter. We sat in complete darkness, save for the … Continue reading
A Story About Six of My ‘Girlfriends’
This weekend, I traveled to Atchison, Kansas, as guest speaker for the inaugural “Grace & Girlfriends.” The one-night Christian event gathered women from different states for three hours of music, storytelling, and oodles of encouragement. It was the brainchild of author and speaker Pamela Sonnenmoser with Fresh Cup Ministries. I watched the attendees, ages 7 … Continue reading
The Suze Orman Show Refuses to Provide Online Captions
By Russ Kane, Volunteer with the Lipreading Mom Internet Captions Campaign Suze Orman is one of the most prominent financial writers and TV personalities in our American society. She has sold millions of books and she has so many fans. She first started as a waitress in Berkeley, California and became a financial adviser for … Continue reading
Warren Theatres to Show Captioned Movies
If you live near a Warren Theatre and haven’t been able to enjoy captioned movies there, you are in luck. The Wichita, Kansas-based theater chain is currently testing captioning equipment for all of its locations. Warren Theatres was brought to my attention by Aaron Michael Smith, a member of the Deaf community in Oklahoma City. … Continue reading
Lipreading Mom Applauds Captioning Lawsuit Against CNN
If you have been following the Lipreading Mom Internet Captions Campaign, you know that I believe all network Websites should caption their videos for the thousands of people in the U.S. with hearing loss. Now one of those networks has been sued. A lawsuit has been brought about in California against CNN and its parent … Continue reading
Can Captions Help Our Kids Learn?
As the mom of three young children, I am concerned about the programs they watch on TV and the Internet. While there are parental controls for what they view on television, there is no control over whether or not the programs they watch via computer are captioned. I partnered with the Collaboration for Communication Access … Continue reading
What Happened to Netflix Captioning? An Update
The truth about Netflix‘s recent lack of captions has been revealed. And thank goodness. Lipreading Mom was about to permanently cancel her trial subscription. According to Mike Chapman, a volunteer advocate with the Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC), Netflix’s captioning system went “haywire” over the past week. CCAC has partnered with me on … Continue reading
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