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Peer reviewedJensema, Carl; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1996
This article summarizes an extensive research project on the closed-captioning of 205 television programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Among findings were average caption speed was 141 words per minute; percentage of script edited out ranged from zero to 19; and a total of 16,102 unique words was used. (DB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Captions, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
