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Tools for Access to Multimedia in the Classroom & Home bit.ly/multimediaa11y Yue-Ting Siu, TVI SFSU and UC Berkeley Twitter: @TVI_ting [email protected] Mary Ann Siller, M.Ed CTVI – Texas [email protected] t #AERIntlConf
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Tools for Access to Multimedia in the Classroom & Home
bit.ly/multimediaa11y
Yue-Ting Siu, TVISFSU and UC BerkeleyTwitter: @[email protected]
Mary Ann Siller, M.Ed CTVI – [email protected]
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Principles of Media Accessibility
● Every student deserves equal access to learning opportunities.
● For students with vision loss: o Media in the classroom = hurdleo Lack of accessible technology
• Access is necessary to:o Enhance communication
o Create language opportunitieso Expand educational options
o Enrich lives
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Principals of Media Accessiblity (cont’d)
● Description and captioning make educational media accessible to blind, low vision, deaf, and hearing impaired students.
● 15% of educational content = captioned ● 1% of educational content = described
● Description:o Takes into account and targets the unique learning styles of
children with visual impairmentso Supports the connection to how lessons align with needs of
diverse learners.
● DCMP Tip Sheet: http://www.dcmp.org/descriptionkey
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About DCMP
The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP):
● Believes accessible media is an integral tool in the teaching and learning process for all stakeholders in the educational community.
● Promotes and provides equal access to communication and learning for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind.
● Provides an online catalog that allows members to browse by topic or perform a keyword search.
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About DCMP (cont’d)
● Lesson guides available for a large number of titles, inclusion of caption and description scripts.
● Provides a collection of free 4,200 described and captioned educational media that is online or as free-loan media.
● Information and research about accessible media.
● Offers a free monthly newsletter with key educational resources.
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Case Study: The “flipped” classroom
● Multimedia incorporated into lesson plans
● Aligned to Common Core materials
● Independent vs. dependent study
● Immediacy of access!
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Tools: What Can They Do?
Promote o Equal Access!
o Independent Access!o Social Inclusion!o Digital Inclusion!
Useso Alt text versus captionso Image description
o Audio (video) description
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Alt text:Microsoft Word and Powerpoints
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Image description: POET toolhttps://diagram.herokuapp.com
Video description: YouDescribe
www.youdescribe.org
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Description GuidelinesThree Key Steps: Observe, Analyze, and Communicate
Step 1. Describe what you see and don’t infer ● Identify elements of the work by segments-- objects, people,
setting, arrangement ● Descriptive Elements-- Color, Shape, Line, Texture….● Use Vivid Language● Do not try to fill every pause
Step 2. Analyze/understand the work to be described● What is happening, what is emphasized, what are possible
meanings● Goal/Purpose: Object/scene to be described● Be careful not to infer….note mood, meaning, main idea/message
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Description Guidelines (cont’d)
Step 3. Communicate● Clear, Precise Thoughts ● Orderly Flow (General to Specific)● Concise, Prioritize Description ● Vivid/Descriptive Words
★ Eliminate extra information/language● Consistent vocabulary
★ Use present tense (walks vs. walking)
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Resources
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• DCMP Description Key (Guidelines for K-12)http://www.dcmp.org/descriptionkey/• DCMP Description Tip Sheethttp://www.dcmp.org/ai/227/
Guidelines & Tutorials for:• STEM image descriptions• DIAGRAM Poet tool• Video descriptions• YouDescribe• Handbook for museums & educators for accessible programs
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Contact Us!
Yue-Ting Siu, TVINLCSD Fellow and Doctoral [email protected]: @TVI_tingwww.facebook.com/yuetingsiu
Mary Ann Siller, M.Ed. CTVITeacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Description Leadership Network, andDCMP and VDRDC Committee [email protected]
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