Accessible Cinema for Older Adults

Age-related sensory and cognitive decline of older adults is typically not taken into consideration while designing accessible audiovisual services. As most studies on translation (AVT) media accessibility have focused young or adult audiences, we know little about specific preferences needs regarding AVT. In 2015, 82% Polish declared that they never almost go to the cinema, which for vast majority foreign films offers subtitling. A study carried out as part AudioMovie project in Poland suggested may problems with reading subtitles are willing use an application watch audio (AST) cinemas. However, still do if able deal technology once actually start using it. This focus group investigated whether experience be a smartphone cinema. The results show following subtitles, especially when watching fast-paced films, and, although always proficient users, overall reception app was positive. Lay summary Poland, cinemas usually provided through subtitling (dubbing used only family films). mode might particularly difficult process viewers who vision loss, hearing loss functioning. While academic known type translation. survey 2018 has find it read would provide oral (voice-over dubbing) yet this prepared manage functions (in case, smartphone) With mind, I conducted interview films. positive, though participants were users. also suggests such applications could help elderly cinema-goers their preferred types (such dubbing voice-over).