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.
Free Membership – Access to more than just media
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.
Teaching Tools
Create lessons and assign videos to managed Student Accounts.
Training Videos
Educator and sign language training videos for school personnel and families.
DCMP offers thousands of accessible educational videos, teaching tools, and training resources.
Thousands of accessible educational videos
Families and educators who have at least one student with a disability can access thousands of educational videos with high-quality audio description and captions, and many with American Sign Language, including videos for educators and interpreters in training.
Educator Resources – Educators
Search videos by keywords or browse by state and Common Core standards.
CREATE AND MANAGE STUDENT ACCOUNTS AND CLASSES
K-12 students under 18 years of age are currently not eligible for their own DCMP membership. However, adult members can create Student Accounts for them.
CREATE CLIPS, LESSONS, AND QUIZZES
Clips and Lessons allow you to create clips from DCMP videos, and then use those clips as stand-alone videos or as part of a Lesson. A Lesson can include clips, full videos, quizzes, text, and user-submitted files.
Find resources for providing equal access in the classroom, making media accessible, and maximizing your use of DCMP’s free services. DCMP is the leader for captioning and description standards. We provide not only accessible content but the standard for professionals and amateurs working to build quality, accessible media.
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, the Captioning Key and Description Key, used worldwide.
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Help Center
Find answers for your questions, including how to apply, locating media, settings for captions, audio description, and ASL, and creating Student Accounts. Help Center
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Premium Resources & Special Events
Classroom, Remote, and Hybrid Learning With DCMP Accessible Videos
Teachers and parents across the country are taking advantage of DCMP’s resources for classroom, remote, and hybrid learning. For educators who have at least one student with a disability, DCMP can help ensure that educational videos are accessible for students learning in the classroom and at home.
DCMP’s Keys to Access
DCMP Director Jason Stark discusses the need, mandate, and quality standards for accessible educational media.
Continuing Education and Professional Development
DCMP offers several online courses, including many that offer RID and ACVREP credit. Courses for students are also available.
QuickClasses
Asynchronous, online classes for professionals working with students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision, or deaf-blind. See QuickClasses
Workshops
For interpreters, audio describers, parents, and educators working with students who are deaf or blind. Full membership is required for most. See Workshops
Modules
Modules are selfpaced, online trainings designed for professionals, open to eLearners and full members. See Modules
Students
These self-paced online learning modules cover the topics of transition, note taking, and learning about audio description. See Students
Make your educational content accessible and broadly available.
DCMP can add captions, audio description, and sign language interpretation to your educational videos and E/I programming.
Accessibility
Captions are essential for deaf and hard of hearing viewers, and audio description makes visual content accessible for the blind and visually impaired.
Distribution
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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