Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
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Deepika Sharma

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• Research Article
  The Combined Effect of Captioning and Sign Language in Understanding Television Content in Deaf
  Author(s): Deepika Sharma and Rangasayee Raghunath Rao Deepika Sharma and Rangasayee Raghunath Rao
  
  Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the benefits of combined use of captions and sign language interpretation in understanding television content. Methods: 30 prelingually deaf adults (25-45 y) participated in the study. Stimulus consisted of three video-clips taken from Television (TV) program “Shaktimaan” with already incorporated sign language video. Captions were incorporated in two of the video clips. The experiment was conducted in three phases. In pre-experimental phase participants were required to answer informational questions. In the Experimental phase participants were shown three video-clips in three different viewing conditions i.e. with sign language (WSL), with captions only (WC) and with both sign language and captions combined (WSL:WC). They were required to answer 10 comprehension questions.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000182

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