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Discussion on: I am a web developer, hard of hearing, and an a11y advocate, Ask Me Anything!

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Ashlee (she/her)

I've been using captions since I could read, and I don't think it's super common. Most of the time, whoever is speaking is also being shown on screen, and their body/facial language is typically enough for me. While we're on the topic, anything off-screen should definitely be described. Knocking, for example, would just say [knocking at door] or something. I'm not an expert caption writer. :D