hearing impared - and the shows?

[momandseandodisney]

is there any aid to help with this issue - with shows like beaty and the beast, indai jones etc. etc?

 

[robynchic]

I know that Beauty and the Beast and Indiana Jones both have interpreting offered (only on specific days; ask your hospitality host/ess which parks have terps which days). Beyond that, I'm not certain.

 

[TillyMarigold]

Looks like B&B works with the handheld captioning devices: http://allears.net/pl/handheld.htm .

Some things (mostly theaters) use reflective captioning: http://allears.net/pl/reflect.htm

If the hearing loss is not severe, there is assistive listening available for Indy: http://allears.net/pl/listen.htm Since Indy is partly unscripted, it's not really conducive to captioning. The things with captioning are either movies or follow a strict script.

I'm assuming you meant the person is hard-of-hearing, and *not* deaf/Deaf. Just in case, here's the link for ASL interpreting: http://allears.net/pl/asl.htm .

 

[Sandy321]

SueinM the moderator for this board has a "sticky" at the top of this forum that helps with traveling the maze of Disney w/ Disabilities -

post 8 talks about Hearing Impairments:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22327674&postcount=8

Also the disboards has a great search feature - search this forum is to the right top of the start of the threads - Talking Hands has invaluable information as she knows this service and goes to WDW often!

I did an advanced search for Talking Hands - clicked on her name and found posts by her - http://www.disboards.com/search.php?searchid=6446425
she's a great resource and is always so willing to help

also with reflective captioning - I know we use this - we are always aware of the location of the "backwards red board" sometimes the CM's arent used to this service and want to place you with the wheelchair users - which in many cases works out just fine - but for instance in Its Tough to be a Bug - you wouldnt see the reflective captioning at all - so we always when entering a theatre ask for the reflective captioning - so the CM's can prepare for you - by getting the mira.. then when you are able to enter (usually with the wheelchair guests) try to locate where would be a seat - - or where is the box for the captions - sometimes its to the far left, near the exit... then you can help with a seat location (often you only have seconds!! 30 - 45 sec before the rest of the audience is let in) - often if CM's are familiar and you tell them in advance, for instance Hall of Presidents, they had it set up and waiting for us!!

I highly recommend it for Philharmagic, there is so much dh misses of Donald Duck's speech - - if not for the captioning!