“Closed captions play a crucial role in making the viewing experience accessible for children with hearing impairments and limited language proficiency.

That’s why pediatrics researcher Olaf Kraus de Camargo, from McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences, and linguistics researcher Victor Kuperman, from Humanities, are working with CBC Kids to explore ways to improve closed captions in children’s programming.

The study benefits greatly from an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on linguistics, pediatrics and media, says research coordinator Melda Coskun.”