Help Us Celebrate Our 50^th Anniversary!

September 2008 marks the 50^th anniversary of Federal support for accessible educational media. To commemorate this historic event, we’ve set up a “DCMP @ Fifty” page on our Web site where you can access a wealth of information about the history of the DCMP, captioning, and description.

Video is a major purveyor of information on the Internet, but what good is it for the deaf and hard of hearing population if it isn’t captioned? With video being ubiquitous over the Internet and in homes across the world, those who are deaf or hard of hearing deserve to share in the enjoyment of Internet videos. But who can caption your video? You can!

Visit DCMP's brand new Caption it Yourself resource to learn more!

Equal Access in the Classroom

DCMP is pleased to announce the release of a new and groundbreaking training production. Entitled Equal Access in the Classroom (EAIC), this production serves as an introductory primer on the benefits of captioning and description and includes teacher testimony supporting the necessity of making accessible educational media available in the classroom.

Visit the EAIC section on the DCMP Web site to watch the 12-minute production.

DCMP Featured in FCTD Newsletter

Be sure to read the September issue of the Family Center on Technology and Disability newsletter (also available as a PDF document), which is titled: “Caption This: Television Captioning and Description in the Digital Age.” The feature article is an interview of DCMP administrative staff.

DCMP Launches an Equal Access Upgrade!

The DCMP is proud to announce a major step forward for its streamed media by presenting all new streamed titles in Flash video format!

DCMP Level 2 members can choose from a list of new Flash-based titles. If you’re not yet a member and you meet the program qualifications, this is a perfect opportunity to register for a Level 2 DCMP membership so that you (and your students) can experience even better access to educational media.

DCMP Launches New “Keys to Access”

The DCMP is pleased to announce the release of our Description Key, the first-ever guidelines for describing educational media, and our completely redesigned 2008/2009 edition of the Captioning Key.

Both sets of guidelines are available from DCMP’s new “Keys to Access” section at dcmp.org/KeystoAccess.

We Need Your Recommendations!

The DCMP’s media collection is built on the recommendations of the professionals and families we serve.

If you know of K-12 educational media that need to be made accessible via captioning and description, please recommend them to us. We would love to hear from you!