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Subtitles on all Aircraft Carriers.

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Several people within the Deaf Community have brought up the issue that airlines do not put subtitles on TV shows and movies. Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing people make up a great number of the Airline's customers. We travel a lot so we should be given the same consideration by the airlines as hearing customers. Is it fair, ethical that we have to sit through our long flights, unable to understand whatever is on while hearing customers are able to enjoy the services to the fullest.  We have waited a long time for this change to happen and now it is time to become proactive. Sure the ADA law has taken care of us in some situations, but shouldnt ADA Title III: Public Accommodations apply to this situation also (http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm)? Why not be heard, Im sure I speak on the behalf of the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing community when I say that we would love to have subtitles on all Aircraft Carriers. I welcome not just the United States but the world, people who fly need subtitles, come and sign this petition.

Several people within the Deaf Community have brought up the issue that airlines do not put subtitles on TV shows and movies. Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing people make up a great number of the Airline's customers. We travel a lot so we should be given the same consideration by the airlines as hearing customers. Is it fair, ethical that we have to sit through our long flights, unable to understand whatever is on while hearing customers are able to enjoy the services to the fullest.  We have waited a long time for this change to happen and now it is time to become proactive. Sure the ADA law has taken care of us in some situations, but shouldnt ADA Title III: Public Accommodations apply to this situation also (http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm)? Why not be heard, Im sure I speak on the behalf of the Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing community when I say that we would love to have subtitles on all Aircraft Carriers. I welcome not just the United States but the world, people who fly need subtitles, come and sign this petition.

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We signed the "Subtitles on all Aircraft Carriers." petition!
# 1,350:
3:56 am PST, Nov 4, Steven Carey, United Kingdom
I am severely deaf and rely on subtitles on any programmes and films. I cannot watch any of them without subtitles its toooooo boring and frustrating. The new subtitles to airlines televisions are an absolutely must to the deaf communities!!!!! Steven
# 1,349:
7:19 am PDT, Oct 30, Name not displayed, Maryland
# 1,348:
9:07 am PDT, Oct 23, Jacqueline Russel, United Kingdom
# 1,347:
7:12 pm PDT, Oct 18, Kathryn Wineke, Hawaii
# 1,346:
9:36 pm PDT, Oct 4, Name not displayed, California
Have been on airplane for 40 years and still no closed caption or subtltle! Demands cc or subtitle!
# 1,345:
1:23 am PDT, Sep 21, Name not displayed, Colorado
# 1,344:
11:51 am PDT, Sep 19, Doris J Theisen, Colorado
I have family members who are hearing impaired and believe that they should be able to watch and know what is being said on the screens in all planes and airports.
# 1,343:
10:58 am PDT, Sep 14, Suncerray A.K.A. Sunnie McReynolds, Minnesota
I work for the airline and unfortunatley we don't have TV's on our air craft,but whatever I can do to help,I am willing to help the cause.
# 1,342:
1:13 am PDT, Aug 26, Name not displayed, California
I have been fly forth and back from Calif to Texas due no subtitles as I felt not fair for hearing people enjoy and understand it about ... Most of time I sit by the window as keep me wake as avoid to be boring also play on the words puzzles... I would like to invlove to agree the set up for all airlines for this world who can watch with subtitles ...I'm supporting..
# 1,341:
6:11 am PDT, Aug 25, Name not displayed, California
My hearing quality is poor and need subtitles to understand certain words. Subtitles would be much better than turning headphones up all the way and damaging hearing more to understand the words! I fly several times a year, so this affects me frequently. Troubling to pay for a movie to find you cannot fully enjoy. I know people with less hearing than me that would benefit, as well. It seems like it should be granted by now for equality.
# 1,340:
6:27 am PDT, Aug 19, Judith Matthews, Illinois
I think the subtitles should be added!
# 1,339:
2:47 am PDT, Aug 19, Sara Kenny, California
hope for a new change.
# 1,338:
11:55 am PDT, Aug 12, Joanna Korn, Florida
I travel a lot, would love to be able to understand on-flight showings...
# 1,337:
4:49 pm PDT, Aug 2, Denina Munden, Indiana
My nephew has been deaf since birth and he should be allowed to enjoy a movie on an airline just as anyone else. For what it costs to travel by air I dont see how this could cost that much for them to do.
# 1,336:
3:00 am PDT, Jul 31, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 1,335:
7:54 am PDT, Jul 30, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 1,334:
5:58 am PDT, Jul 30, Robert Childs, United Kingdom
Add/Provide subtitles otherwise offer decent discount for our flights !! Virgin Atlantic is the only airline to provide subtitles so use them till others do something about it ?? ....
# 1,333:
7:29 pm PDT, Jul 28, Melinda Johnson, Virginia
# 1,332:
5:50 am PDT, Jul 13, Suzy Mccoy, Alabama
# 1,331:
11:47 pm PDT, Jul 11, David Corbett, United Kingdom
# 1,330:
3:38 pm PDT, Jul 11, Elizabeth Corbett, United Kingdom
There is no excuse for not having subtitles on the planes in this century where disabled people are regarded as an equal and that goes for deaf as well If it is too expensive to put subtitles in all tv monitors then airline should provide a portable dvd player for deaf and hard of hearing passengers as it is a cheaper soultion to have five portables dvd players on board.. then the deaf people needs are being met equally because look at the hearing passengers they have headphones to listen to music and options to watch movies whereas deaf passengers get nothing and they paid same price as the hearing passengers where the justice in that? please please put some sort of captions on the plane for your deaf passengers thank you
# 1,329:
6:42 am PDT, Jul 7, Mandy Taylor, United Kingdom
i dont understand why airlines would discriminate against their passengers... such a simple thing - sort it out!
# 1,328:
6:40 pm PDT, Jul 1, Scott Lundgren, Illinois
# 1,327:
4:59 am PDT, Jul 1, Laura Taylor, Illinois
# 1,326:
1:01 am PDT, Jul 1, Rhonda Lundgren, Illinois
My 12 year old son who is hearing impaired to profound with hearing aids had to fly home from Florida alone. I know that he did not benefit from the closed captioning on the plane in flight movie or directions because he was very nervous because his hearing aids did not work very well in the air (the feeling of your ears popping hinders the overall use of hearing aids). I am sure that being able to watch a movie with the subtitles like he does at home would have been a great help. It is bad enough that movie theaters only use the captioning hand held boards at select movies that are not always new releases. You have a choice to go to that movie (which he usually decides not to) taking a plane to a destination is another story. When there are foriegn speaking passengers are there not accomodations for them, why not the deaf/hearing impaired.
# 1,325:
12:17 pm PDT, Jun 30, Cyril Collier, United Kingdom
I also had same problems, 6 times now on DIFFERENT AIRLINES...we are human beings, we cant lip read small screens. Do something about it, it isn't hard, put dvd with subtitles...we pay like the person on same flight.
# 1,324:
11:27 am PDT, Jun 30, Sam Burgess, United Kingdom
long haul is a long way to go without being able to watch a film or two!
# 1,323:
6:13 am PDT, Jun 30, Name not displayed, United Kingdom
How would you like to watch movies on an 11 hour flight, with all the sound turned off? :-(
# 1,322:
10:58 pm PDT, Jun 27, Randall Hancock, Florida
I understand if the airlines will lose money on headphones if the captions were on the screen. Okay, let's break it even withn the hearings, why not leave the main screen uncaptioned, but the backseat monitor/screen be equipped with captioning/subtitle enability? Fair enough for the hearing and the deaf?
# 1,321:
11:26 pm PDT, Jun 24, Marlo Barror, Kentucky
# 1,320:
5:00 am PDT, Jun 24, LEU Jean-Christophe, France
# 1,319:
3:45 pm PDT, Jun 22, Name not displayed, Ohio
I am deaf, leave from Usa to India that long way . there no subtitles . just watch actives movie or tv. that why make me boring and lot of sleep. beause hearing and deaf same money price not right so
# 1,318:
7:15 pm PDT, Jun 20, Name not displayed, Texas
I am deaf, please I need Subtitle for all aircraft carrier! Just like other people who are enjoying subtitle too.
# 1,317:
5:11 pm PDT, Jun 20, Michael Kisling, Texas
# 1,316:
8:10 pm PDT, Jun 19, Shirley McLellan, North Carolina
The Deaf have been ignored for a long time. It is time the Airlines offered subtitles on movies and T.V. shows.
# 1,315:
3:33 pm PDT, Jun 19, Rinn Cloud, Florida
Rinn McLellan Cloud
# 1,314:
10:05 am PDT, Jun 19, Michael Boucher, California
It is not fair that Deaf passengers are not able to enjoy films with subtitles - it's a torture already sitting for hours and hours! One other option is to have airlines provide DVD players with same movies they're showing at same fee hearing people pay for earphones. Seems like a fair compromise.
# 1,313:
3:05 pm PDT, Jun 12, Neil Warnes, United Kingdom
I am profoundly deaf and we want all airline carrier' enteriment system with subtite option (CC) No excue for technical issue!
# 1,312:
11:47 am PDT, Jun 7, Valencia Yanez, Texas
# 1,311:
9:57 am PDT, Jun 7, Nora Duggan, Ireland
# 1,310:
5:31 pm PDT, Jun 1, Dawn Welters, Florida
Quit ignoring the needs of the Deaf and HoH! We deserve the same rights as the hearing. Not only is this wrong to not accomodate for entertainment reasons but it is wrong for safety reasons as well. Should the plane be in trouble the Deaf/HoH may never know what to do because when instructions were spoken they couldn't hear them. CC NOW!
# 1,309:
3:55 pm PDT, May 31, Name not displayed, Canada
# 1,308:
10:22 pm PDT, May 25, Sue Horner, Canada
# 1,307:
9:06 pm PDT, May 25, Michael Birch, Minnesota
I cant believe they're not already required. Deaf and Hard-of-hearing people arn't the only people who use them. My hearing is fine and I have them turned on most of the time on my TV. < Very handy for eating and watching at the same time.. :) >
# 1,306:
3:09 pm PDT, May 25, Rhea Montpetit, Canada
It has been far too long that this has NOT happened. Closed caption should be a given. The movies are shown for all passengers enjoyment so why cut out a huge group of people. Make this happen.
# 1,305:
7:27 pm PDT, May 23, Ken Shigley, Georgia
My daughter became deaf at 18 due to neurofibromatosis type 2. She has to fly back and forth between Georgia and New York for college, and to and from Los Angeles for medical checkups. None of the online movies have captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing. There is no good reason for excluding captioning on in-flight entertainment. It appears that the airlines are more concerned about guarding against the possibility of neighboring passengers "eavesdropping" on deaf passengers' captions than they are with accommodating the disabilities of the deaf. What is the excuse?
# 1,304:
8:28 am PDT, May 17, Name not displayed, Texas
# 1,303:
3:55 pm PDT, May 14, Mairéad Coyle, United Kingdom
# 1,302:
5:54 pm PDT, May 11, Mary Konecny, Texas
# 1,301:
10:50 am PDT, May 10, Greg Ackerman, Texas
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