Petition to Game Developers

For some years now, ever since consoles became powerful enough to include
lengthy and/or graphics-rich in-game cinematics and audio dialogues, the
apparent stance of developers towards the inclusion of subtitles and captions
in videogames has declined somewhat, and today's games show mixed results
when it comes to this very issue. This is a very disappointing trend for
those who are deaf/hard-of-hearing, who rely on captions not only to gain
equal access to television programs, but also to enjoy videogames on the same
level as their hearing counterparts do. Today, there are hundreds of TV shows
that are captioned regularly, as there are thousands of DVD movies that
include at least an option for subtitles for the deaf/hard-of-hearing.
Videogames, seeing as they are primarily in the same category of
entertainment as TV or DVDs or movies, should not be excluded from this
practice. Developers need to stop, take a step back, and reconsider their own
opinions and/or economic logistics of including captions/subtitles. In doing
so, they would be providing over 20 million deaf Americans and millions more
around the globe with absolutely EQUAL access to videogames. Show your
support by signing up on this petition! 

Captions and Subtitles in videogames and PC games petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/Captions/petition.html