Hi, my name is Mike Malmer. I’m 40 years old.
I have difficulties reading and writing.
(Ester) When you watch TV or a movie and there are subtitles at the bottom.
Maybe it's in another language and the subtitles are in Swedish.
What do you do then?
I watch the movie.
I don’t look at the subtitles and try to just watch.
I try to guess what they say.
(Ester) You try to guess what they say?
(Ester) If you really want to know what they say, what do you do?
I ask someone.
(Ester) Would you have time to read the subtitles if they were in easy language?
No.
(Ester) So you need audio subtitles?
Yes. I wouldn’t have time.
Well actually the problem is I only recognize a few words.
(Ester) Do you ever use what’s called audio subtitles on TV or at the movies?
-I didn't know there was such a thing. (Ester) -Okay.
-I don’t know how you get them. (Ester) -I see.
(Ester) -You can get them on TV, on SVT Play. -Okay.
(Ester) You can also get it at the movies, through an app that reads the subtitles.
-At the same time? (Ester) -As you listen, yes.
-So you have to... Okay. (Ester) -What do you think about using the service?
-I think the app will make people angry. (Ester) -Why is that?
The phone. That’s what I was thinking.
(Ester) -You would have to wear headphones. -Well that’s okay, if you can do that.
If you wear your own headphones it would be okay, so no one is bothered.
(Ester) -No, no one would be bothered. -I didn't know there was such a thing.
(Ester) -There is. -I didn’t know.
(Ester) Mike, do you ever use audio descriptions?
(Ester) When they describe what's happening on the movie or TV screen.
Sometimes on TV, but I mostly play games, so there’s not much time.
(Ester) -Not much time for TV? -No.
I never heard you could use it for movies.
(Ester) -Audio descriptions? -Yes.
(Ester) So, audio descriptions on TV, what do you think about that?
-It's good. (Ester) -Why is it good?
Because then you can do other things.
You could...you don’t have to worry that you’ll miss something.
For instance, if it’s in English or Swedish
-I don’t miss anything they're saying. (Ester) -I see.
They say what’s going to happen and you see the images.
-So it's good. (Ester) -Great.
(Ester) Mike, you play on your PlayStation, how is that?
It's okay, but what’s hard is when you have to read or write.
There are some games I can’t play.
Because there’s too much reading and building things.
If you could get it read to you. I have a few friends who can read.
They help me, so it's okay.
But I want to be able to do it myself.
(Ester) If you were able to listen to the text on your PlayStation, you would have been able to...?
-Build on my own. (Ester) -You would have been able to do it on your own.
Yeah, and not have to always ask someone.
Or on PlayStation... messages.
Everyone writes messages but I can’t answer in English.
I don’t know how to answer. I'm not good at writing.
(Ester) Could you dictate?
No. Or actually, yes. You can send audio files but...
-...that’s also... (Ester) -Is it difficult?
It's not difficult, but it takes time.
You can make it easier if you want...
...by getting it read to you.
(Ester) Could you dictate your text messages?
-Yeah, that works. (Ester) -It works?
I think so, but I have never tried.
You can record voice messages.
-That works. (Ester) -Voice messages work.