Almost 32 percent of Europeans with hearing difficulties regularly forgo going to cultural events - in Germany the proportion is about one in five. That was the result of a representative survey conducted in Germany, France, Britain, Spain and Sweden for Sennheiser. Germany alone is home to 5.7 million people with restricted hearing, and 47 percent of them are under 60. Although the inclusion of people with disabilities has been an important social issue for a number of years, about 12 percent of those surveyed think that they receive too little support when they visit the opera, theater or cinema.
New, holistic solutions for inclusion
With CinemaConnect, Sennheiser presents a technology that means people with restricted vision and hearing no longer need to miss out on the cinema experience. When they go to the movies, they can use a smartphone app to log on to a dedicated WLAN network and thereby access additional audio tracks with audio descriptions or assistive listening. They are streamed to the users' smartphones live and in real time, so that they can use the services to experience the film with headphones.
However, CinemaConnect is more than a purely technical solution; it is designed to be a holistic concept for inclusion. For example, the app helps users find cinemas and films that offer the streaming technology. It also has a location-finder function based on an extensive database, which is currently being developed by Sennheiser and will be available beginning in fall 2014. The handy search function will also be available via a new website: www.culture-inclusive.com. The platform is also home to a new online community with a focus on culture and inclusion.
Focus on usability
It took more than three years to develop CinemaConnect, and the process emphasized making the system simple and easy to use. Sennheiser worked directly with user groups to ensure that the system meets their needs. For people with restricted vision, it is essential that the app is not too complex so that they can operate it easily, explains Dr. J rgen Trinkus, Chairman of Andersicht e.V., who was involved in the development of the app. I am blind and have been working in the field of inclusive design for some time. The development of Sennheiser CinemaConnect emphasized easy operation and top usability from the beginning.
CinemaConnect was unveiled to the public at the Abaton movie theater in Hamburg on May 21, 2014. The Abaton is the first cinema to install the system - initially for testing purposes, because the product is still in the final stages of development. CinemaConnect will be available beginning in fall 2014 and will include free Apple iOS and Android apps.
Long-term investment in streaming technology and inclusion
We have been conducting research in the field of audiology and assistive listening for over 40 years in order to develop innovative products. New solutions based on streaming technologies are an important long-term area of our business, notes Daniel Sennheiser. That is why we recently founded Sennheiser Streaming Technologies GmbH.
Managing Director of the new subsidiary J rn Erkau explains: Our aim with CinemaConnect is to make cultural events accessible to everyone. In the coming years, we will continue drive the development of innovative technologies - and not just in the field of inclusion. That is why CinemaConnect is an important first step for us.
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Almost 32 percent of Europeans with hearing difficulties regularly forgo going to cultural events - in Germany the proportion is about one in five. That was the result of a representative survey conducted in Germany, France, Britain, Spain and Sweden for Sennheiser. Germany alone is home to 5.7 million people with restricted hearing, and 47 percent of them are under 60. Although the inclusion of people with disabilities has been an important social issue for a number of years, about 12 percent of those surveyed think that they receive too little support when they visit the opera, theater or cinema.
