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Website links used:
https://www.strazcenter.org/pdfs/RTF_match/17-18-Rental-Policies.aspx
https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=1101152
http://thecreativepensieve.blogspot.com/2014/11/asl-interpreting-or-captioning-at.html
https://www.strazcenter.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Accessibility-(1)
https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/GITHL_Comparison_of_LargeAreaALS.pdf
References
Here are my citations for my 3 peer-reviewed articles!
Kim, J. S., & Kim, C. H. (2014, December). A review of assistive listening device and digital wireless technology for hearing instruments. Retrieved November 18, 2019, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285000/.
Sucharda, J. (2013). A guide to hearing-assistance technology for movie theatres. Film Journal International, (8), 36. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.usf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.342178894&site=eds-liveĀ
Vaughn, G. R., Lightfoot, R. K., & Teter, D. L. (1988, December). Assistive listening devices and systems (ALDS) enhance the lifestyles of hearing impaired persons. Retrieved November 18, 2019, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3202137.
Finally, to try and further this movement to bridge the gap between accommodations for those with language diversities and the theatre, I have sent a link of my project to my manager at The Straz Center Kyle Masson. I am hoping he will be able to send this message further up the chain at The Straz Center and that it will encourage those in charge to make a change so everyone can enjoy their time watching and listening to the arts.
Additionally, I work at The Straz Center in the restaurant department, so I have been able to attend some shows myself. I have added pictures I had taken when seeing some shows. The first two photos show the stage, and as you can see it is a very large stage. There is more than enough room for an interpreter to stand on the stage and not distract anyone in the audience. These photos also give an idea of where monitors could be placed inside the theatre so that individuals could follow along with the words or songs of the show. Finally, the third photo shows the box office that is directly out front from the theatres. This is where assistive listening devices and systems should be offered to patrons, as well as insight to other accommodations that may be helpful during their time.
THIRD!
Adding more monitors to the theatre will allow a wider viewing range for those who will use their assistance. As of now, there are designated spots for those who need to use an ASL interpreter or need help listening clearly throughout the show. However, by adding these extra monitors there will be more free will to where these patrons would really like to sit to enjoy their show. This will be beneficial to all those who have difficulty listening or even seeing! Adding captioning to these monitors will ease the trouble of following along and let the audience comfortably watch their favorite play!
SECOND!
The Straz Center needs to think about adding closed captioning to all monitors inside the theatre, as well as in the lobby of the theatre. By doing this, it will allow those who are hard of hearing or use ASL to read along with captions on the monitors. Utilizing both interpreters AND captioning would be most ideal for those patrons who need this specific assistance. Captioning will also help those who enjoy reading along with the words of the play or musical, even if they are typically hearing!
Where do we go from here?? FIRST! The first big step The Straz Center could work on to help bridge the gap of language diversity and theatre is to add more interpreted shows! By doing this, those who utilize the interpreters could attend any show they would like - even a Sunday matinee! Other performing arts centers have already implemented this change and The Straz should join them.
A guide to earing-assistance technology for movie theatres (Sucharda, J. 2013)
This academic article discusses the various types of closed captioning available for theatres. Although this discusses the medium of a movie theatre, I believe the same information goes for performing arts theatres as well. The articles describes howĀ āDifferent closed-captioning options are available, ranging from having the words projected onto the screen to have them appear on the seat in front of them.āĀ
The author also gives some advice that I feel theatres, such as The Straz Center, could implement into their daily shows.Ā āMake it easy for your guests to use an assistive-listening device at your movie theatre by keeping the devices at your ticket office. Inform guests that the theatre has ADLs available and then simply ask them to leave identification such as a driver's license when they pick up the device. At the end of the show, return the identification to them when they bring back the ADL.ā
This will allow patrons with hearing impairment to enjoy all shows they would like to see.
http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.lib.usf.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.342178894&site=eds-live
ALDS can be used in several public areas - such as churches, theaters or parks. A microphone is used to capture the audio source and then projects it wirelessly through transmission techniques. The Straz Center offers a WiFi-based ALD in their theatres. There is still more to be done to help those who have language diversity, such as using ASL or being hearing impaired, to be comfortably able to enjoy a show.
Information found from:Ā https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285000/
Feel free to check out this article and learn more on ALDS !!
This article compared assistive listening systems to āBinoculars for the Earsā, explaining:Ā āJust as binoculars take a faraway, hard-to-see image and brings it close to your eyes so itās easier to see; placing a microphone close to the talkerās mouth catches the desired speech and sends it directly to the listenerās ears before it travels across the room, loses energy, and becomes degraded by noise and reverberation.ā
https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/GITHL_Comparison_of_LargeAreaALS.pdf
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This is a blog depicts a Deaf patronās perspective of interpreted shows as compared to open captioning. The blogger notes that when a show includes both types of viewings it is aĀ āreal treatā, addingĀ āThe captioning display was set just above the interpreters, which meant I could watch all of them at the same timeā.
The blogger includes detail of why both ASL interpreting and Captioning makes a world a difference for a show.Ā ā I would love it if captioning could somehow convey the same amount of information that interpreters deliver. In an ideal world, I would attend performances where both are offered at the same time during the same performance so one would not have to choose between the two. Want the theatricality? Look at the interpreters. Need to know the word-for-word English lyrics for songs so one could sing them afterwards? That's where captioning comes in handy.ā
The Straz Center has two main theatres: Morsani and Ferguson. Both theaters have lobbies with very large monitors to watch the show from outside. My question is why not include closed captioning on those monitors so that even those who can not listen can still follow along with the words?
ASL/Open Caption Performances (Message Board)
Typically hearing individuals discuss their viewpoints on ASL-interpreted shows.
The Pantages in L.A. is one example of a performing arts center that offers ASL-interpreted shows every single show! Now thatās what you call inclusion in the theatre!
The Straz also offers ASL-interpreted performances on the first Thursday of each Broadway show, but all other performances must be called upon at least 2 weeks prior to the show.
https://www.strazcenter.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Accessibility-(1)
The Straz Center offers Wi-Fi based assistive-listening system that will amplify and clarify sound by cutting down or eliminating ambient noise. They offer an app to download on your mobile device, or an ipod to use for listening!
https://www.strazcenter.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Accessibility-(1)
The Straz Centerās Missions is toĀ ā inspire, educate and enrich our entire community through the transformative power of the performing arts. We are committed to ensuring accessibility and accommodating the abilities of all guests āĀ
https://www.strazcenter.org/Plan-Your-Visit/Accessibility-(1)
"The David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts seeks to make the performing arts accessible to everyone by offering services, which enable patrons with special needs to include the performing arts in their regular schedule of activities."
The Straz Center already has some services in place for its clientele including:
-Wheelchairs
-Companion restrooms
-AND Infrared hearing devices