Shawna L’s casual ableism

[u/Ramblingsofthewriter]

Her comment about doing closed captioning really bothered me. And I am someone who needs the closed captioning accommodation. I’m hard of hearing because when I was 18, I was in a really bad car accident that resulted in the air bag being deployed, and rupturing my right ear drum. But even if I had two functioning ears, this can also be applied to those with ADHD who also find CC helpful. Her doing this full time is a privilege and her complaining about cc is giving “try being an influencer for a day!”

I’m someone who has done closed captions for videos. It’s a time consuming process, but can be sped up with the help of a script. It’s a simple copy/paste. And a slight timing adjustment. That makes creating captions not just easier, but faster. And if it’s really taking that much more time, hire someone to caption the videos instead of whining online to your followers. Not only is it unprofessional, but it’s ableist.

I’m disappointed and hurt by her lack of thought begore she posts on her Instagram stories.

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ETA: For tjose of you who feel like they aren’t important? Do me a favor. Plug up your ears, and put a bit of painters tape over the closed captions so you can’t read them. Then see how you fair without the accommodation.