VDRDC October Webinar
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"Do It Yourself" Educational Description: Guidelines
and Tools
Join us for a free, forward-looking webinar on the
changing world of educational video description on October 24, 2012. This
innovative webinar is presented by the Described and Captioned Media Program
(DCMP), in collaboration with the Video Description Research and Development
Center (VDRDC), and the Description Leadership Network (DLN). Register now at
http://webinars.dcmp.org/.
This exciting and interactive presentation is perfect
for teachers, administrators, and parents who want to learn about the latest
developments in video description technology and how it can help students who
are blind and visually impaired in educational settings.
Topics include:
a.. Live demonstrations of two FREE software programs
which can be used to add description to media.
a.. The "Dos and Don'ts" of description.
a.. An update of the activities of the VDRDC.
a.. An overview of resources for obtaining described
materials for use in the classroom.
The Video Description Research and Development Center
(VDRDC), administered by The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, is a
two-year project with the mission to develop new technologies and techniques
for the annotation of online video content and improving video accessibility
for students who are blind or visually impaired. The VDRDC is funded by the
Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), grant
number H327110005.
This webinar is the second in a series of four to be
presented during the two-year project. An archived copy of the first webinar,
Bringing Video Description Into the 21st Century, is available on the
registration page.
Webinar participants will have valuable opportunity to
learn from and interact with VDRDC scientists and members of the Description
Leadership Network – a coalition of world-class organizations involved with the
practicality, policy, and technology of blindness and video accessibility. DLN
members include: The American Council of the Blind (ACB), The American
Foundation for the Blind (AFB), CaptionMax, The Described and Captioned Media
Program (DCMP), Dicapta, IDEAL Group, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA), The
National Federation of the Blind (NFB), and Narrative Television Network (NTN).
CEU credit, through the Academy for Certification of
Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP), will be available
to participants.
Funding for this webinar series is provided by the U.S.
Department of Education under grant H327J110005. However, the contents do not
necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you
should not assume endorsement by the federal government.
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