Denis Burnham|Greg Leigh|William Noble|Catherine S. Jones|Margaret I. Tyler|Leonid Grebennikov|Ann Varley
Parameters in Television Captioning for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adults: Effects of Caption Rate Versus Text Reduction on Comprehension
Western Sydney University|Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children|Western Sydney University|University of Wollongong|Western Sydney University|Western Sydney University|Australian Communications and Media Authority
caption rate text reduction factors appear affect comprehension captions people deaf hard hearing 2 factors confounded everyday captioning rate words per minute slowed text reduction study caption rate text reduction manipulated independently 2 experiments assess differential effects possible benefits comprehension deaf hardofhearing adults volunteers study included adults range reading levels selfreported hearing status different communication language preferences results indicate caption rate 130 180 230 words per minute text reduction 84 92 100 original text different effects different adult users depending hearing status age reading level particular reading level emerges dominant factor proficient readers show better comprehension poor readers better able benefit caption rate extent text reduction modifications