{"id":13638,"date":"2012-09-14T11:43:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T16:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=13638"},"modified":"2013-03-03T01:49:25","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T07:49:25","slug":"amazon-prime-example-of-closed-captioning-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/hardware\/tablet\/amazon-prime-example-of-closed-captioning-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Prime Example Of Closed Captioning Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday’s article<\/a> about AT&T’s policies towards FaceTime over cellular caused a bit of discussion on the Facebook feed. One hearing-impaired reader didn’t feel AT&T’s choosing to block the feature for all but a select few was such a big issue. After all, hearing impaired users can use other phones, other networks, or other apps. He did, however, bring a larger issue to my attention.<\/p>\n

It’s not something those of us without auditory issues think of, but closed captioning\/subtitling is a huge issue for people with hearing loss. In this digital day and age, it’s heartening to find out that many online streaming sites such as HBO GO, Netflix, and Hulu offer subtitles on most of their content. Apple’s iTunes store<\/a> and Google Play<\/a> both offer them as well, which means your iPad and assorted Android tablets have closed captioning built right in. However, one major player offers no such assistance, as our reader, 29-year-old network admin Aaron Young pointed out:<\/p>\n

Amazon Prime is $79, for which you get several things, 2-day delivery, once a month free e-books (you don’t even need a kindle) & finally a selection of Amazon Prime Videos. I can’t opt out of the videos, hence it’s to me a deaf tax, since I have to pay for it even though I can’t use it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We live in such an inclusive era that even some theaters are adding closed captioning, so this is a surprising omission on Amazon’s part. Considering the amount of Amazon-exclusive shows and movies, that’s quite a bit of content that hearing-impaired persons simply can’t access. It also makes the Kindle HD a bit of a no-fly zone for those same users. Unlike with the iPhone and AT&T, those users can’t simply use another carrier. We’re talking about an estimated 35 million potentia<\/a>l clients who aren’t going to get hooked into Amazon’s goods and services.<\/p>\n

What’s sign language for “I’d like a Nexus 7, please”?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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