When You’re Deaf And Want To See A Movie In The Theatre, The Options Are Not Great

Movie theatres are struggling, and Netflix and Amazon Prime – and many other streaming services – offer closed captions on almost all of their shows. But in actual movie theatres? Whoa. “I stuffed the circular base into the cupholder and grappled with the Doc Ock arm until I could see the little green letters inside the rectangular head. I could feel eyes darting towards me and the black box dangling in front of my face. The rectangular head started to dip sideways, too heavy for the Doc Ock arm. I tried to lift it back up, but the arm wouldn’t keep upright. I had to slink into my seat so I could see the green letters again.”