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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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Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a green chameleon on a green leaf and a yellow chameleon on a yellow leaf. Story text appears on screen.

Woman uses sign language in front of a drawing of a white bunny with yellow ears inside a black circle.

Woman signs in front of a color illustration of a white and black speckled bird flying over bare trees. Story text appears on screen.

From above, we see nine people assisting a large lion into a CAT scan machine.

Woman signs in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a brown monkey and a green frog. Text above monkey's tail reads, "Too naughty!" Text above frog reads, "Frog."

Person reaches out to open a cage with a polar bear at the Columbus Zoo.

Illustration of a black-haired girl and a penguin holding out their arms and standing on a big ice sheet floating in water. Caption. "He sways to the music as he shuffles his feet."

A cat.

Woman is signing. Behind her is a 2-page view of a storybook with an illustration of a pink pig with a curly tail. Text on image reads, "Pig."

Woman smiles and gestures with pointer fingers up. Illustration of a leaning tower and pig in a yellow hat climbing a ladder in background. Text reads, "Maybe I could climb a tall ladder to rescue someone stuck in a very high place."

At the Columbus Zoo, a technician kneels to clean the hoof of a giraffe.

Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of storybook illustration of a large, purple, cartoon elephant reading a book with a small, tan teddy bear. Story text on image reads, "It's storytime! Let's snuggle up with Elephant and little Puppy."

Woman signs in front of a storybook illustration of a woodchuck flying on the back of a goose. Text below image reads, "Especially herself." Sound of wings flapping.

Still image from: How to Catch a Class Pet

Still image from: I Don't Want to Be Big!

Sea lion props itself up on a deck in front of man who squats under a canopy next to a pool of water.

Illustration of a red safari vehicle with 2 people in it approaching a gray tree. A yellow and black toucan and a colorful parrot sit on a branch of the tree looking at the approaching vehicle.

Cartoon of a green backpack on a wooden surface. A brown hamster pokes its head out of the main zipper of the backpack.

Still image from: Meet Rambee Boo

Closeup of a wolf pup with its hind legs up as a person in the foreground checks it.

Color illustration. Top of a tall red hat with a white stripe at the bottom. Title card reads, "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat."

Woman is signing in front of a 2-page view of a storybook illustration of a blue dog in a phone booth and a brown dog waving down a school bus. Story text on image.

Still image from: Otter in Space

Underwater view of penguins swimming in a tank below text that reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Still image from: Peppa's Valentine's Day

Still image from: Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party

Still image from: Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

Still image from: Pete the Cat: Super Pete

Storybook excerpt shows an illustration of elk wearing glasses and scarves racing through the snow with books on their antlers and strapped to their backs. Text tells us that the elk are rushing to hear a wolf tell a story.

Still image from: Rudy's Windy Christmas

Still image from: Santa Jaws

Woman is signing in front of 2-page view of storybook with an abstract painting of an apple core next to a red apple.

Still image from: The Rowdy Randy Wild West Show

Still image from: The Tinysaurs Go to School

Still image from: The Worst Teddy Ever

Still image from: Turk and Runt

Digital art. Against a black background, a green wavy line depicting a sound wave moves towards two red lines.

Closeup of a woman with brown hair in a low braid wearing a black shirt standing on a sandy beach with a wooden ramp and ocean waves crashing behind her.

We look over the back of an Okapi as it curves it neck to look back towards us. Text reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Man wearing a black Columbus Zoo polo speaks to us as he stands in front of an ostrich enclosure. Text reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Closeup of two gibbons hanging from the branches of a bare tree trunk.

Woman in a black Columbus Zoo polo smiles at us as she clasps her hands while giraffes and other animals roam in the background. Text reads, "Columbus Zoo."

Still image from: Zebra Shark CT Scan