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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.

Accessible Media

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

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Create lessons and assign videos to managed Student Accounts.

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Educator and sign language training videos for school personnel and families.
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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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Accessibility Guidelines

DCMP offers the only guidelines developed for captioning and describing educational media, used worldwide.
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Continuing Education and Professional Development

DCMP offers several online courses, including many that offer RID and ACVREP credit. Courses for students are also available.
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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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DCMP can add captions, audio description, and sign language interpretation to your educational videos and E/I programming.
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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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DCMP can ensure that your content is always accessible and always available to children with disabilities through our secure streaming platforms.

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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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An adult holds a child's hand while they run together on a concrete pad as other children look on. Caption. Never, ever make a excuse that you can't do something.

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: Designing for Accessibility From the Beginning

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: Features We Can Start Using Today

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: Introduction to Accessibility

Still image from: Accessible Learning Across the Lifespan: People With Disabilities in the Workforce

Young girl in a white shirt sits behind a large drum with her hands on it. There are other drums and instruments nearby in what appears to be a music classroom. Caption. She is the only student at her school with severe visual impairment.

First responders in blue uniforms talking inside. Caption. Do not grab or guide them without asking them.

Wide shot looking down a New York City street at dusk. Caption. My ears are my eyes.

Woman sitting at a desk works on a desktop computer. Next to her, sheets of paper and a keyboard with Post-it notes attached to the monitor stand. A bulletin board is in the background.

Three people stand around a horse. One holds the reins of the horse. A smiling person wearing a helmet is mounted on the horse. Caption: and I get to watch the riders benefit from her therapy.

4 teenagers and a woman seated in chairs, pantomime driving in a car. The girl in the driver's seat holds up a plate and looks at the back seat while everyone points out the front window.

Man in a cowboy hat, vest, and bolo tie stands in a newsroom setting. Next to him, an image of a gavel and block projected onto a monitor.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a woman looking down at a mobile phone. Caption. The first step after the interview is to follow-up.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Caption. These videos are all about getting a job.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a group of young men and women giving a thumbs up. Caption. The right attitude will guide your actions along that course.

Cathy Noble faces camera and uses sign language in a living room setting. Caption. To compare the 2 different management styles.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of 3 women meeting in an office setting. Caption. You must inform them of your need for the accommodation.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a standard 1 page cover letter. Caption. What is a cover letter?

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of 3 people in business attire seated in chairs against a white wall. Caption. So now it's time to start preparing for your interview.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a front door that reads, "Vocational Rehabilitation Service Center." Caption. To fit your individual needs and employment interests.

Jason Altmann faces camera and uses sign language. Caption. My work history began way back when I was in middle school.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of an application form. Caption. Applications come in different forms.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, a digital illustration of an exit sign with the word Future. Caption. One-Stop Career Centers offer many excellent services.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a piece of paper with the title Social Security Benefits. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of people wearing business attire smiling and standing in a line. Caption. So whom should you ask to serve as a reference for you?

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, a young woman in a business meeting. Caption. Your resume must show the employer that you're right.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a man using a wheelchair. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Text on image reads, "Hard skills." Caption. Hard skills are specific skills that you have learned.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a social security card. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a stack of polaroid portrait photos. Caption. These are elements of your career goals as well.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a stack of polaroid portrait photos. Caption. There are a number of occupations to choose from.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a hammer and gavel. Caption. You have rights as well as responsibilities.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a ticket with the word, Success. Caption. And I want you to learn more about the options that you have.

Girl looks at laptop monitor, seated. Caption. I want to show what it's like to be me.

A chubby baby wearing a blue long sleeved shirt and white cap lays on a white blanket. Caption. The Horstmeyer's only child requires round the clock care.

Woman seated on a couch next to a young girl looking down at a tablet. Spanish caption. Que maravilla.

Woman speaking to a camera in a lunchroom setting at the Meadows Museum.

2 teenage girls seated across from one another wave a hand at a teenage boy on a cell phone at the next table. Text below image reads, "Yeah, pretty good weather out here, aye? Wait one second."

Low shot of a person holding a baby resting in a handheld carrier. Caption. Jen as narrator. Look at who is coming home for the first time!

Screenshot. Apple iOS "Display and Text Size" section under the "Accessibility" section of its Settings panel. The "Reduce Transparency" setting is toggled to the on position.

Barack Obama speaking at a podium with presidential seal. Caption. And now, I'm very proud to sign the bill.

Still image from: Roots of Resistance: The Olmstead Decision

Person holding a smartphone displaying "Galaxy Cluster - The universe is filled with galaxies. 2 billion light years". Caption: It was easier to read than a paper or a book.

Person with a headset being placed on their head. Caption: (narrator) The headset he is wearing allows him to steer

Man and woman sit on a couch with big red patterned pillows. The man holds a smiling toddler in a bright yellow shirt between his legs. Caption. The Smith-Levins remain positive about Max's future.

Teenagers line up across 1 another shouting and laughing at a boy holding a pole and falling to the ground. Text below image reads, "However, Austin's caddy is all the way across the green."

Teenagers line up behind a red ribbon, forming an aisle, as 3 teenagers run towards the finish line. Text below image reads, "Things such as headbands, tape, ear molds, or ear loops."

<html>Closeup of a woman looking slightly off camera. Text overlay reads, "Hearing Loss in the Classroom. <u>LearningLikeMe.com</u>"</html>

2 women seated at a table looking down at an open booklet.

Young boy plays a game of foosball with a young man in an outdoor camp setting. Both are concentrating on the tabletop game while turning the handles, engaged in active but friendly competition.

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2036)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2114)

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2126)

Man in suit signs with hands crossed at his chest. Title card reads, "Definition of 'Disability.' " Text on screen reads, "Other types of disabilities defined under A, D, A. Regarded as having such an impairment." Caption. That person is protected under the A, D, A.

<html>Closeup of a woman looking slightly off camera. Text overlay reads, "Support for Students with Hearing Loss. <u>HearingLikeMe.com</u>"</html>

Aerial view of green and brown fields divided into sections with building complexes to the sides.

2 teenagers stand opposite 1 another, 1 using a hearing device. Text below image reads, "You're welcome. Have a nice flight."