Families and school personnel (including those in training) who have at least one student with a disability can sign up for free membership.
Standards-aligned videos with high-quality captions and audio description.
Create lessons and assign videos to managed Student Accounts.
Educator and sign language training videos for school personnel and families.
Find resources for providing equal access in the classroom, making media accessible, and maximizing your use of DCMP's free services.
DCMP's Learning Center provides hundreds of articles on topics such as remote learning, transition, blindness, ASL, topic playlists, and topics for parents.
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DCMP offers the only guidelines developed for captioning and describing educational media, used worldwide.
Learn how to apply for membership, find and view accessible media, and use DCMP’s teaching tools.
DCMP offers several online courses, including many that offer RID and ACVREP credit. Courses for students are also available.
Asynchronous, online classes for professionals working with students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision, or deaf-blind.
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For interpreters, audio describers, parents, and educators working with students who are hard of hearing, low vision, and deaf-blind.
Modules are self-paced, online trainings designed for professionals, open to eLearners and full members.
These self-paced, online learning modules cover the topics of transition, note-taking, and learning about audio description.
DCMP can add captions, audio description, and sign language interpretation to your educational videos and E/I programming.
Captions are essential for viewers who are deaf and hard of hearing, and audio description makes visual content accessible for the blind and visually impaired.
DCMP can ensure that your content is always accessible and always available to children with disabilities through our secure streaming platforms.
DCMP partners with top creators and distributors of educational content. Take a look
The DCMP provides services designed to support and improve the academic achievement of students with disabilities. We partner with top educational and television content creators and distributors to make media accessible and available to these students.
March is Women's History Month. As we celebrate all the women in American and world history whose influence has shaped our lives, we should not forget the influences of women who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or low vision, and deaf-blind. At first you may not be able to think of any such women. Then you might remember Helen Keller who was both deaf and blind and an inspiration to millions. However, there are many other sensory-disabled women who have not only contributed to their own community but to the world at large.
Are colleges/universities responsible for providing accommodations for individuals other than students, such as parents or people from the community who are deaf or hard of hearing? This document explains an institution's responsibilities and the laws that apply to providing an accessible enviornment.
Bill Stark provides a timeline and brief narrative of DCMP’s historical development, beginning in 1946 with the spawning of an idea for how to caption a film.
An address given by Dr. Doin Hicks on March 31, 1995 at the New Mexico School for the Deaf
The first Hispanic superintendent of a state school for the deaf, Gil Delgado has been called un padrino—a godfather—to children and adults who are Hispanic or deaf or both. Spending all his work life in education of deaf children and adults, he was a mentor to many, and a national leader not only in education, but also in captioning and telecommunications.
Today, many institutions are taking a proactive stance to planning for how students with disabilities will access the full spectrum of programs and events available on campus. This document explains the importance of being proactive in setting up services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Doin Hicks writes about the Captioned Films for the Deaf (CFD) Ball State University project.
Effective communication affords individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing the ability to share and/or receive information in a manner that is successful for them. Effective communication creates an increased opportunity for full and equal participation in any given situation. Effective communications should be a fluid communication interaction in which all parties are able to receive and respond to information equally. This document looks at the legal meaning of "effective communication" in a college classroom.
A key consideration during the job seeking process is how, when, and why to disclose a disability to an employer. Such a seemingly simple choice can significantly impact one’s ability to effectively obtain and maintain employment. The different stages of the employment process and the potential impacts of disclosure at each stage deserve thoughtful reflection.
The term "universal design" was coined by the architect Ronald L. Mace to describe the concept of designing all products and the built environment to be aesthetically pleasing and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age, ability, or status in life. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) expands this inclusive design into the educational setting. UDL research shows that each student learns in a unique manner, so a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective.
Len Novick, who served as project director of the Captioned Films for the Deaf (CFD) program from 1978-1985, offers his perspective on the history of CFD during his tenure.
Captions provide essential access for the more than 30 million Americans with a hearing loss. They also benefit emerging readers, visual learners, non-native speakers, and many others. Captions are the textual representation of audio content in a video format. They communicate spoken dialogue, sound effects, and speaker identification.
Captioning, a textual representation of the audio, is an important accessibility tool for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as a benefit and learning tool for others. With so many avenues to obtain or create captioned media, ensuring that instructional materials are accessible is definitely achievable.
Study abroad experiences broaden students’ horizons, providing them with exposure to other cultures and languages. In today’s global marketplace these experiences often increase a person’s employability. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing, like their hearing peers, are increasingly seeking out these opportunities to broaden their repertoire of marketable skills.
A comprehensive guide to captioning educational media.
