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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.

LiL Background Where Can I Find Description

Focusing on sources of educational media available with description.

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.

LiL Background How Do I Add Description

Information for the professional and the amateur.

LiL Background Description No BVI

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

LiL Background Description BVI Teachers

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

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.

LiL Background

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

LiL About

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

Listening Is Learning

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

Read Captions Across America

RCAA Resources

Check out these fun and informative RCAA-related resources for more about how reading captions benefits literacy and learning.

RCAA Press Release

NAD Celebrates Nationwide Read Captions Across America, Partners with NEA Read Across America

RCAA Order

DCMP offers members a DVD with several captioned Dr. Seuss videos in the order form below. You can either borrow this DVD or stream them on demand through DCMP's website. The streaming videos also feature audio description and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation, but the DVDs do not.

RCAA Events

Your celebration can be as simple or elaborate as time and inclination allow. Whether you choose to shoot for the stars or keep it simple, keep in mind the basic premise, and your event is almost certain to be a success!