One of Lipreading Mom’s favorite organizations is CCAC—Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning. Founder Lauren Storck leads volunteers worldwide on a variety of captioning advocacy projects. One of them—Show Me the Captions—promoted going to see captioned cinema films and encouraged everyone to ask for theaters to “Show me the captions!” I recently asked Lauren a … Continue reading
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Captions Come with Choices: A Guest Post by CaptionFish.com
When Lipreading Mom wants to see a captioned movie, I type in the URL Captionfish.com. The site allows me to search for movie theaters by zip code that provide captioned first-run films on any day of the week. It lists dates, times, and locations offering these movies. Nice and convenient, huh? In my ongoing series … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: Broken and Beautiful
I am not so sure I like what I see today. Sags under the eyes, a mass of hair twisted into a low ponytail, my ears completely exposed. It took me two years before I’d let this much of myself show. My bottle blonde hair and palette of cosmetics usually help me blend in with … Continue reading
Captions Go Back in Time: A Look at Movie Captioning Past and Present with YourLocalCinema.com
Have you wondered why many of us—Lipreading Mom included—are so passionate about captioning and accessible entertainment? As someone with hearing loss, I know the benefit of having captions, assistive listening devices, and other accessible technology. It is the difference between understanding media and not. I asked Derek Brandon, editor of YourLocalCinema.com in the United Kingdom, … Continue reading
Did You Miss the Lipreading Mom Online Book Launch? Here is a Transcript
I’d like to start by confessing something to you. It’s kind of embarrassing, but…here goes. Writing Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom was like giving birth to an elephant baby. You see, I never intended to sit down and write a book about all my issues. I can go to my counselor for that! I … Continue reading
Lipreading Mom Invites You to Online Book Launch Event March 22
You are invited to participate in the live web event, “ConfessionsBookParty,” March 22, 2013, 9:00-10:00pm Central Time. Join Lipreading Mom (a.k.a. Author Shanna Groves) as I read from and answer questions about my new book, Confessions of a Lip Reading Mom (CrossRiverMedia, 2013). Click here to attend this free event. Click here to read more … Continue reading
This Beautiful Bride Encourages You to Show Me Your Ears
When you’ve worn hearing aids a long time, the acceptance level tends to be much higher. So what if people see my hearing aids when my hair is pulled back. Bring on those double-takes! Blushing bride Elizabeth made a fashion statement when she walked the aisle with her hearing aids with bright yellow molds in … Continue reading
Captions Past and Present: An Interview with Closed Captioning Pioneer Larry Goldberg
Did you know that closed captioning dates back to 1970s’ government programs? Or that the first reflective-glass captioning devices used in movie theaters were modeled off of bike helmets? Lipreading Mom recently interviewed the pioneer of cinema captioning technology—Larry Goldberg. Known as the inventor of rear-window captioning theater technology, Goldberg is director of the Carl … Continue reading
Ten People Wanted for #StopHearingLossBullying Video
Be one of 10 people to be chosen for the #StopHearingLossBullying Campaign Video. Send in all of the following by April 1, 2013, to be considered: 1) Three photos that include each of the following: – Your Face – Your Side Profile (with your ear, hearing aid, and/or cochlear implant in profile) – Your Hands … Continue reading
Captioning Goes to Court: An Interview with Attorney John Waldo
Lipreading Mom is a movie fan—when those movies are captioned. This is the beginning of my ongoing series about movie accessibility via captioning. Join me in the coming weeks as I interview captioning advocates from around the world, including the founders of Collaboration for Communication Access via Captioning (CCAC), CaptionFish.com, and yourlocalcinema.com. Today’s interview is … Continue reading
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