You know it's hot out when you envy dogs getting hosed down and bathed in their front yard. Our much awaited summer is bearing down on us now in its full glory. When I walked out to my car at 7:15 this morning and my glasses steamed up I just shook my head. 'Tis the season of $350+ power bills, flip flops, pony tails, fungal infections, and afternoon thunder showers. You don't need me to tell you this of course.
So what's ALDA Suncoast up to? Like the summer heat we are moving in slow motion. Join us next Sunday August 22nd , 4 pm, at Captain Al's Waterfront Grill & Bar, The Pier, St. Pete “Where the whole family dines by the water without breaking the budget!” Looks great guys, come on down at the base of the Pier all the way back by the water’s edge. An insanely gorgeous view and hope to see many friends there.
Our coffee nights every 4th Wednesday at Starbucks Pinellas Park mall continues to be a major hit. Especially with the local SP College ASL I and II students who continually show up for practice and contact hours.
A picnic is on the agenda, but not until the mercury dips to 80, at least :) Perhaps another post Thanksgiving picnic complete with roast turkey and mashed potatoes on the grill like we did in '07. Suc h a good time. What do you think of that?
Don't forget the OC and RV captioned movies that were for years actively advocated for. Full listings at http://www.captionfish.com . A rare treat BEACH THEATER lists 3 foreign films showing --
Micmacs (Not Rated)
French with English subtitles
Thursday:
3:40pm
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Not Rated)
Swedish with English subtitles
TODAY:
3:20pm, 8:30pm
TOMORROW:
3:20pm, 8:00pm
Wednesday:
8:00pm
Thursday:
6:00pm
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Not Rated)
Swedish with English subtitles
Wednesday:
5:00pm
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
NIH NF2 STUDY
i AM SET TOI GO UP FOR THIS IN jULY. cAN THOSE THAT HAVE GONR GIVE ME SOME INCITE?
IS THIS OK TO POST ON THE BLOG?
JIM
IS THIS OK TO POST ON THE BLOG?
JIM
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Movie Theater Captioning
Sunday night I went with my sister to AMC Woodlands to see Alice in Wonderland. I looked up the movie on CaptionFish. I guess I should have paid closer attention to the icons. Being an “inexperienced” deaf person, I assumed that the movie would be open captioned with the text on the screen.
When we purchased our tickets at the window, my sister told the guy that I needed the theater with captions. He did not say anything, just handed her the tickets. When the movie started, we were both confused when we did not see captions…were we in the wrong theater? My sister went into the lobby, found an employee and told him the problem. His response was, “Oh, the captioning is not working, they are fixing it.” My sister came back and sat down.
Fifteen minutes later, we were still wondering what was going on. My sister went back into the lobby and found another employee (my sister thinks he was a manager). She said he snapped at her, “What is the problem?!” My sister again asked why the captions were not working. She told me that he rudely explained that the movie was Rear Window Captioned and handed her an acrylic panel.
On the way out, I went to the desk and politely said, “May I make a suggestion? Maybe the theater could figure out a way to let hearing impaired people know that they need to ask for the acrylic panel in order to be able to see the captions.” I explained that I had not been deaf that long and didn’t know better. I said, “There are many hearing impaired people and you can’t assume that they know what to do in order to see the captions”. The man told me that since they can’t tell who needs the captions, there is no way to direct people. I suggested putting a sign on the door of the captioned theater or training the ticket sales people – when someone requests tickets for the captioned movie – to ask if they know how rear window captioning works. The man replied that they would look into it, but his tone of voice did not convince me that he was being sincere.
Is it enough that a theater offers captioning? Or should they make sure people know how to take advantage of it?
What upsets me is that the first employee my sister went to for help obviously had no clue how the captioning worked. If he had, he would have been able to inform my sister and I would not have missed the first 25 minutes of dialogue. And the second employee, who may have been a manager, was rude about explaining the captioning!
When we purchased our tickets at the window, my sister told the guy that I needed the theater with captions. He did not say anything, just handed her the tickets. When the movie started, we were both confused when we did not see captions…were we in the wrong theater? My sister went into the lobby, found an employee and told him the problem. His response was, “Oh, the captioning is not working, they are fixing it.” My sister came back and sat down.
Fifteen minutes later, we were still wondering what was going on. My sister went back into the lobby and found another employee (my sister thinks he was a manager). She said he snapped at her, “What is the problem?!” My sister again asked why the captions were not working. She told me that he rudely explained that the movie was Rear Window Captioned and handed her an acrylic panel.
On the way out, I went to the desk and politely said, “May I make a suggestion? Maybe the theater could figure out a way to let hearing impaired people know that they need to ask for the acrylic panel in order to be able to see the captions.” I explained that I had not been deaf that long and didn’t know better. I said, “There are many hearing impaired people and you can’t assume that they know what to do in order to see the captions”. The man told me that since they can’t tell who needs the captions, there is no way to direct people. I suggested putting a sign on the door of the captioned theater or training the ticket sales people – when someone requests tickets for the captioned movie – to ask if they know how rear window captioning works. The man replied that they would look into it, but his tone of voice did not convince me that he was being sincere.
Is it enough that a theater offers captioning? Or should they make sure people know how to take advantage of it?
What upsets me is that the first employee my sister went to for help obviously had no clue how the captioning worked. If he had, he would have been able to inform my sister and I would not have missed the first 25 minutes of dialogue. And the second employee, who may have been a manager, was rude about explaining the captioning!
-- Cindy R.
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