Netflix's first Director of Product Accessibility, Heather Dowdy, told Insider what drives her. Growing up with deaf parents, she was aware of gaps in subtitles and when they "messed up." Netflix ...

If someone with a hearing disability wants to watch a film that isn’t already subtitled, they have very few options. But now, Sony UK is developing a pair of glasses that display subtitles in time ...

"Deaf people are just as entitled to enjoy the thrill of the cinema as hearing people," a charity spokesperson said. The National Deaf Children’s Society, an international charity organization based ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Going to the movies isn't much fun for deaf people. Screenings in theaters with captions are limited and the special glasses and equipment needed to read them are often ...