Language: A Powerful Tool
People everywhere today have an extremely powerful tool under their own belts: language. We can use language in any way we choose, whether it is to emphasize a particular point on an issue or whether it is to make things such as television or videos on Youtube more accessible.
How we use this tool is up to us entirely, but we must be aware that this tool can affect people in many different ways that we may not even be aware of. Even though our intentions may be in the right place, we could be unintentionally discriminatory against another group of people. This website will explore this concept of language as a powerful tool more in-depth through the examination of one tool which almost everyone worldwide can benefit from: Closed Captioning.
People everywhere today have an extremely powerful tool under their own belts: language. We can use language in any way we choose, whether it is to emphasize a particular point on an issue or whether it is to make things such as television or videos on Youtube more accessible.
How we use this tool is up to us entirely, but we must be aware that this tool can affect people in many different ways that we may not even be aware of. Even though our intentions may be in the right place, we could be unintentionally discriminatory against another group of people. This website will explore this concept of language as a powerful tool more in-depth through the examination of one tool which almost everyone worldwide can benefit from: Closed Captioning.