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Families and school personnel (including those in training) who have at least one student with a disability can sign up for free membership.

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Standards-aligned videos with high-quality captions and audio description.

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Accessibility Information

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DCMP offers the only guidelines developed for captioning and describing educational media, used worldwide.
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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.
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Modules are self-paced, online trainings designed for professionals, open to eLearners and full members.
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These self-paced, online learning modules cover the topics of transition, note-taking, and learning about audio description.

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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.

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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.
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Illustration of explorer Ferdinand Magellan leaning over a desk writing in a large book with his right hand. He is looking at a golden ball that he's holding up with his left hand. Caption. Magellan was born to a noble Portuguese family around 1480.

Color illustration of Sir Francis Drake with a large ruffled collar and black cloak next to a globe on a table. An illustration of many large ships with sailboats is in the background. Caption. Drake successfully raided Spanish ships and harbors.

Still image from: World Explorers: Francis Drake (Spanish)

Sepia-tone sketch of the upper half of explore Francisco Pizarro with a long beard. He's wearing a metal helmet with several large feathers and a cloak looking at a trunk of a tree. Caption. The Pizarros overthrew the Inca Empire.

Still image from: World Explorers: Francisco & Gonzalo Pizarro (Spanish)

Color illustration of explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado wearing a big golden helmet and white ruffled collar. A map is in the background, along with a gold city outline. Caption. Seeking fabled golden cities.

Still image from: World Explorers: Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (Spanish)

Sepia-tone image of explorer Gertrude Bell superimposed on the left side of a faint image of a sandstone ruin amongst sand dunes. Caption. Explored the desert lands of sultans and sheikhs.

Still image from: World Explorers: Gertrude Bell (Spanish)

Simple map showing northwestern Europe, Iceland, and Greenland in tan, the Atlantic Ocean in light blue, and a red line depicting a sailing route out of London going north. Caption. Hudson sailed northward, toward Greenland.

Still image from: World Explorers: Henry Hudson (Spanish)

Illustration of explorer Hernando de Soto in silver armor superimposed over an old-style map of Florida and other Caribbean islands. Caption. Hernando de Soto explored, conquered.

Still image from: World Explorers: Hernando de Soto (Spanish)

Illustration of the islands of the Caribbean. Haiti and the Dominican Republic highlighted. Caption: Cortés lived on the island for six years.

Still image from: World Explorers: Hernán Cortés (Spanish)

Painting of a man with a dark mustache and forked beard wearing a gray turban and red and gold tunic sitting cross-legged. Images of animals on circles form a floating circle around him. Caption. Battuta would travel to even more distant lands.

Still image from: World Explorers: Ibn Battuta (Spanish)

Sepia-tone sketch of explorer John Cabot with Shakespeare-era hat and forked white beard. He is superimposed over an old-style map of the globe. Caption. Caboto decided to also try to find a westerly route to Asia.

Still image from: World Explorers: John Cabot (Spanish)

Sepia-tone sketch of explorer John Smith with a fluffy beard, big white collar, and leather coat, superimposed over a red and tan map of the Northeast United States. Caption. He explored and mapped the Chesapeake Bay.