{"id":11560,"date":"2010-09-01T05:11:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T10:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11560"},"modified":"2010-09-01T06:40:16","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T11:40:16","slug":"deaf-developers-strive-to-make-movies-more-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/09\/01\/deaf-developers-strive-to-make-movies-more-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf developers strive to make movies more accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: Captionfish.com<\/a> available nationwide including Texas. Check it out!<\/em><\/p>\n

Deaf developers strive to make movies more accessible<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Cook
\nTuesday, August 31, 2010<\/p>\n

Finding movie listings these days is a relatively simple process, with
\nmultiple outlets publishing show times on the Web and via mobile
\napplications. But if you’re deaf, hard of hearing or visually impaired it
\ncan be tough to find an accessible theater.<\/p>\n

Chris Sano and Brendan Gramer are on a mission to change that with
\nCaptionfish, an online directory which shows movie times for local theaters
\nthat include captioning, subtitles and descriptive audio. Think of it kind
\nof like a Flixster for the deaf.<\/p>\n

Sano, a 32-year-old software engineer at Microsoft, and Gramer, a
\n39-year-old user experience designer at Amazon.com, are both deaf technology
\nprofessionals who work on Captionfish in their spare time. The idea emerged
\nafter Gramer moved to Seattle two years ago and struck up a friendship with
\nSano, both of whom were of the belief that movies should be more accessible.<\/p>\n

“We want all movies to be captioned everywhere, and in order for that to
\nhappen, theaters need to see that the demand is there,” said Gramer via
\nemail. “We believe the best way to create this demand is for people to go to
\nthe showings that theaters make available today. The biggest issue is that
\noften people aren’t aware of those showings for a variety of reasons,
\nprimarily because show times are difficult to find if you don’t know where
\nto look.”<\/p>\n

Captionfish attempts to solve this problem by aggregating accessible show
\ntimes for theaters across the nation, Gramer said.<\/p>\n

For example, a visitor to the site in Seattle can see that the Harvard Exit
\nis currently showing “The Girl Who Played With Fire” in Swedish with English
\nsubtitles. If that’s not your cup of tea, Lincoln Square Cinemas in Bellevue
\nis showing Eat, Pray Love, Nancy McPhee Returns and Scott Pilgrim vs. the
\nWorld with open captions at select times throughout the week.<\/p>\n

But the site — launched in May 2009 — doesn’t stop there. Captionfish also
\nshows movie trailers with captions, and the company just unveiled a free
\niPhone app.<\/p>\n

Gramer said the site is attracting about 1,000 unique visitors per day and
\nthey’ve been thrilled with the reception so far. At this point, the former
\nChicagoan said he hasn’t given a lot of thought to the business model.<\/p>\n

“We like money, but money isn’t our motivation. It’s more about promoting
\nequal access in theaters,” he says.<\/p>\n

Source:
\nhttp:\/\/www.techflash.com\/seattle\/2010\/08\/captionfish_makes_movies_accessible_to_the_hearing_impaired.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Note: Captionfish.com available nationwide including Texas. Check it out! Deaf developers strive to make movies more accessible John Cook Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Finding movie listings these days is a relatively simple process, with multiple outlets publishing show times on…<\/p>\n

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