Gidday from down under.
Not being able to hear well enough to view television, attend the theatre or go to the movies means deaf and hearing impaired people can miss out. Here's my latest article from the Deafness site at BellaOnline.com.

Captioning/subtitles for the deaf
Closed captions, or subtitles, can enhance the experience whether you are watching television, you are at the movies, at the theatre, in an aircraft or airport, hospital, shopping mall or on the internet. There are even noisy environments where captioning can benefit people with full hearing.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art45726.asp

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Felicity Bleckly, Deafness Editor
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