Families and school personnel (including those in training) who have at least one student with a disability can sign up for free membership.
Standards-aligned videos with high-quality captions and audio description.
Create lessons and assign videos to managed Student Accounts.
Educator and sign language training videos for school personnel and families.
Find resources for providing equal access in the classroom, making media accessible, and maximizing your use of DCMP's free services.
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DCMP offers the only guidelines developed for captioning and describing educational media, used worldwide.
Learn how to apply for membership, find and view accessible media, and use DCMP’s teaching tools.
DCMP offers several online courses, including many that offer RID and ACVREP credit. Courses for students are also available.
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.
Modules are self-paced, online trainings designed for professionals, open to eLearners and full members.
These self-paced, online learning modules cover the topics of transition, note-taking, and learning about audio description.
DCMP can add captions, audio description, and sign language interpretation to your educational videos and E/I programming.
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.
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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Pepnet 2 (pn2) was a federally-funded project to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Funding for the project ended in 2016. However, many of the resources created by this project are still available through DCMP.
The Map It curriculum, part of the Map It: What Comes Next Module, provides lesson plans, materials, and resources needed for educators and professionals to actively engage and guide students in the development of their self-determination and self-advocacy skills. The curriculum culminates with a student-focused transition plan and materials to support students' active involvement in the IEP process. It recognizes that educational settings and access to services vary across the country, creating different needs for students, educators, and professionals.
Access: Post-Production / Offline Captioning is an overview of what captions are and why they are essential to providing access for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The module reviews guidelines for captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various methods of creating captions. It also includes video examples and practice captioning simulations.
Online Notetaker Training is a self-guided training that defines the role of the notetaker, delivers information about hearing loss, and provides notetaking strategies that enable student notetakers to provide accurate, comprehensive classroom notes for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. The training can be completed in multiple sessions or all at once. When students are confident they have learned the material, an online quiz evaluates their notetaking knowledge. A passing score will earn a "Verification of Training Completion," which the student can print.
Map It: What Comes Next is a free, online, interactive training designed for transition-aged students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The training utilizes three questions:
Access: The Fundamentals is a straightforward and informative introduction to the nature of hearing loss and its implications for communication and learning in educational settings. The course also provides basic information about accommodations that can make education, employment, and other activities accessible for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Access: Realtime Speech-to-Text is a comprehensive overview of realtime speech-to-text services. This course provides information about various types of speech-to-text services; including details on training, equipment needed, and hourly pay. It explains the importance of quality services and how to find and retain qualified service providers. Laws pertaining to realtime communication access are also discussed.
The Getting a Job! for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing online training was developed and designed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and the professionals who work with them. Focusing on the transition from school to work, the training offers a series of activities, supporting documents and topical videos designed to help the job seeker prepare for the world of work. All the videos in the modules are presented in ASL, and are also voiced in English and captioned.
DCMP offers a variety of free, online training modules developed by pepnet 2 and updated by DCMP on various topics. These online modules are self-paced and available 24/7.
Are colleges/universities responsible for providing accommodations for individuals other than students, such as parents or people from the community who are deaf or hard of hearing? This document explains an institution's responsibilities and the laws that apply to providing an accessible enviornment.
Today, many institutions are taking a proactive stance to planning for how students with disabilities will access the full spectrum of programs and events available on campus. This document explains the importance of being proactive in setting up services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Effective communication affords individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing the ability to share and/or receive information in a manner that is successful for them. Effective communication creates an increased opportunity for full and equal participation in any given situation. Effective communications should be a fluid communication interaction in which all parties are able to receive and respond to information equally. This document looks at the legal meaning of "effective communication" in a college classroom.
A key consideration during the job seeking process is how, when, and why to disclose a disability to an employer. Such a seemingly simple choice can significantly impact one’s ability to effectively obtain and maintain employment. The different stages of the employment process and the potential impacts of disclosure at each stage deserve thoughtful reflection.
The term "universal design" was coined by the architect Ronald L. Mace to describe the concept of designing all products and the built environment to be aesthetically pleasing and usable to the greatest extent possible by everyone, regardless of their age, ability, or status in life. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) expands this inclusive design into the educational setting. UDL research shows that each student learns in a unique manner, so a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective.
Captions provide essential access for the more than 30 million Americans with a hearing loss. They also benefit emerging readers, visual learners, non-native speakers, and many others. Captions are the textual representation of audio content in a video format. They communicate spoken dialogue, sound effects, and speaker identification.
