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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

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.
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QuickClasses

Asynchronous, online classes for professionals working with students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision, or deaf-blind.

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Workshops

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

Modules are self-paced, online trainings designed for professionals, open to eLearners and full members.
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Students

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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Closeup of a woman seated in a room with a microscope and a table with beakers and a mortar and pestle behind her. She looks and is slightly turned from the camera with her mouth slightly open. Caption. But again, it's communication, asking them.

Seated woman looks to the side of camera, smiling. Caption. I had some Deaf students in some of my courses.

Man sits as he is turned and looks to the side of camera. He uses one hand to gesture and appears to be in an office setting. Caption. What you have to make sure is that you're not going too fast.

Medium view of a man standing in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. He is turned and looks to the side of camera with his mouth open as he uses sign language with both hands fisted upwards. Caption. It's more challenging.

Medium view of a man standing in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. His mouth is open, his eyebrows are raised, and his forehead is furrowed as he uses sign language. Caption. To get my attention.

Medium view of a man standing in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. He looks to the side with his mouth slightly open as he uses sign language. Caption. But this professor knows how to work well with Deaf students.

Medium view of a woman turned sideways to camera on a studio set with a beige backdrop. She uses sign language as she looks to the side with her mouth forming an O-shape. Caption. To complete the lab seamlessly.

Medium view of a man turned and looking to the side of camera as he uses sign language. Caption. So it can help me understand.

Medium view of a woman turned and looking to the side of camera. She is in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. Her mouth is open as she uses sign language. Caption. And that will allow the student to introduce the interpreter.

Medium view of woman in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. Her chin is turned down as she looks downward and uses sign language. Caption. That way, students could easily follow the steps.

Medium view of a man standing in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. He is turned and looks to the side of camera with his mouth closed as he uses sign language. Caption. To work with group projects.

Medium view of a man standing in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. He looks to the side with his mouth slightly open as he uses sign language. Caption. But this professor knows how to work well with Deaf students.

Medium view of a woman turned away from camera as she looks downward and uses sign language. She sits in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. Caption. So students can follow the lecture points.

Medium view of a man standing in front of a beige backdrop on a studio set. He is turned and looks to the side of camera with his mouth slightly open as he uses sign language. Caption. When it's close to 5 minutes or 10 minutes of a test.

Medium view of a woman sitting and looking towards camera as she uses sign language. She is on a studio set with a beige backdrop behind her. Caption. Pointing to the slide allows the student to see.

Woman looks to the side of camera as she speaks in a living room-like setting. Caption. That only 1 person is talking at a time.

Seated woman looks to the side of camera, speaking as she gestures with both hands. Caption. The signing happening all over the classroom.

Young woman is seated and looks at camera with her mouth closed. Next to her on a table, are small scientific glass beakers and a mortar and pestle. A standing microscope is behind her. Caption. About levels of hearing loss or a student's ability.

Seated woman in a classroom setting. She looks to the side of camera with eyebrows gently arched and mouth open. She gestures with both hands. Caption. And turns to face the class and explain what they wrote.

Seated man in a classroom setting. He looks to the side of camera with an expression of concentration as he gestures with both hands. Caption. I would suggest that new teachers draw everything out.