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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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Accessibility Guidelines

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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Accessibility

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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About the Described and Captioned Media Program

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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Popular children’s books are brought to life by original music, voice, and sign language. This series helps all children appreciate the richness of visual language and teaches hearing and deaf children basic American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary.

Man smiles and tilts his head down to the side as he gestures with his hands. Color illustration of 5 monkeys putting on pajamas fills as backdrop. Caption. 5 little monkeys put on their pajamas.

Man smiles with his mouth open and turns to the side as he gestures with his hands. Pixelated image of a fish is on backdrop. Caption. You could not find a nicer fish.

Woman tilts her head back and closes her eyes. She parts her lips and holds her hand loosely in front of her. Behind her is a color illustration of a girl surrounded by stuffed animals in bed as backdrop. Caption. At night, when the lights go out.

Woman grimaces and gestures with hands. Backdrop depicts a color illustration of a bird and a worm swinging on a wooden swing with surprised expressions.

Man in glasses purses lips and holds up a fist with a thumb pointed towards himself. Color illustration of a boy in pajamas with a worried expression fills the background. Caption. 1 creature was stirring, that creature was me!

Title card on white background reads, "The Described and Captioned Media Program provides services designed to benefit students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind."

Woman purses her lips and gestures with both hands. The backdrop depicts a color illustration of a purple gorilla holding 3 bananas and opening 1 with his foot. 2 men in yellow uniforms hold bananas and stand next to the gorilla.

Woman holds up fingers of 1 hand to form a bracket. She stands behind an illustrated black and white window with a moon hovering to her side. Caption. Goodnight moon.