This volume gathers empirical and historical perspectives on closed captioning on German
television for children who are d Deaf or hard of hearing. It is partly based on a two-year
study SDH4KIDS in which the following research question was addressed: Which
subtitle-specific aspects have a positive impact on comprehensibility and acceptability of
subtitled TV-programmes for d Deaf and hard of hearing children aged between 8 and 12? The
quantitative study with over 200 participants was accompanied by a qualitative study gathering
eye-tracking data on subtitle reading behaviour with a smaller group of participants of the
same age. Both studies are presented and discussed in detail. The results were furthermore used
to develop guidelines for professional subtitling practice. In addition this book provides a
historical overview of subtitling practice for people who are d Deaf or hard of hearing in the
Federal Republic and the former German Democratic Republic of Germany. For this previously
unpublished material from the German Federal Archives has been examined.
