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LiL Get Involved Print Materials

Listening is Learning is a joint initiative of the Described and Captioned Media Program and the American Council of the Blind with the purpose of raising awareness about the educational benefits of listening to description.
From about listening-is-learning
LiL Get Involved Events and Contests

Description-themed contests and events designed to promote awareness about the benefits of listening to described media!
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LiL Get Involved

Posters! Events! Contests! So many different ways to get involved with LIL and we’re always looking for more ideas, so drop us a line, and let us know what sort of listening-related activity or promotional idea would be a great addition to our collection!
From about listening-is-learning
LiL BADIE Entry Form

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LiL BADIE Contest

Movies, videos, and other forms of multimedia are integral to public, private, and special education curriculum. For young people who can't see or can't see well, audio description provides access to all the visual images of the movies that young people who are sighted enjoy.
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LiL Background Where Can I Find Description

Focusing on sources of educational media available with description.
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LiL Background What Is Description

Audio description, video description, descriptive video, DVS®, English for the Visually Impaired, narrative video many names for this essential accessibility feature.
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LiL Background How Do I Add Description

Information for the professional and the amateur.
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LiL Background Description No BVI

Description expands the effectiveness of video-based media in the classroom and appeals to diverse learners.
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LiL Background Description BVI Teachers

In their own words, several TVIs explain how to best utilize described media in the classroom.
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LiL Background Description BVI

Verbal depiction of the key visual elements in video-based media is critical for visually impaired students. Without it, these students are deprived of equal opportunity to understand and learn.
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LiL Background

Description what is it, who is it for, and how can it be used in the classroom to improve learning?
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LiL About

A launchpad for information about the campaign and the organizations behind it.
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Listening Is Learning

Listening is Learning seeks to raise awareness about the learning benefits of listening to description of video-based educational media.
From about listening-is-learning
Read Captions Across America

Please note: During this year's Read Captions Across America campaign, many schools are conducting classes online. If you're teaching remotely, you can order PDFs of DCMP's RCAA certificates to distribute to your students digitally. If you are having in-person classes, you can order the RCAA kit.
From about rcaa