‘We are breaking through barriers’: Calls to expand the use of subtitles in theatres and on television
New research by deaf-led charity Stagetext shows that 24% of the public now keep TV captions switched on all the time at home.
There have been calls to expand the use of subtitles in theatres and on television as deaf performers “break through barriers” in the arts.
“We are definitely breaking through barriers,” says Royal Shakespeare Company deaf actor William Grint – who performs while signing British Sign Language.
“To be watching Rose on Strictly and seeing how she’s impacting deaf people’s lives…oh wow!”
Grint too is a trailblazer for the deaf community as a member of the prestigious RSC.
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