1. Tools for Access to Multimedia in the Classroom & Home bit.ly/multimediaa11y Yue-Ting Siu, TVI SFSU and UC Berkeley Twitter: @TVI_ting ysiu@berkeley.edu Mary Ann Siller, M.Ed CTVI – Texas dmasiller@sbcglobal.net #AERIntlConf

2. Principles of Media Accessibility ●Every student deserves equal access to learning opportunities. ●For students with vision loss: o Media in the classroom = hurdle o Lack of accessible technology Access is necessary to: o Enhance communication o Create language opportunities o Expand educational options o Enrich lives #AERIntlConf

3. 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 impairmentsunique learning styles o Supports the connection to how lessons align with needs of diverse learners. ●DCMP Tip Sheet: http://www.dcmp.org/descriptionkey #AERIntlConf

4. 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. #AERIntlConf @DCMP_tweets

5. 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. #AERIntlConf @DCMP_tweets

6. Case Study: The “flipped” classroom ●Multimedia incorporated into lesson plans ●Aligned to Common Core materials ●Independent vs. dependent study ●Immediacy of access! #AERIntlConf @TVI_ting

7. Tools: What Can They Do? Promote o Equal Access! o Independent Access! o Social Inclusion! o Digital Inclusion! Uses o Alt text versus captions o Image description o Audio (video) description #AERIntlConf @TVI_ting

8. Alt text: Microsoft Word and Powerpoints #AERIntlConf @TVI_ting

9. Image description: POET tool https://diagram.herokuapp.com https://diagram.herokuapp.com

10. Video description: YouDescribe www.youdescribe.org #AERIntlConf @TVI_ting

11. Description Guidelines Three 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 #AERIntlConf

12. 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) #AERIntlConf

13. The Meadows Museum at SMU: Potrait of Ilya Ehrenburg—1915 Diego María Rivera #AERIntlConf

14. Resources bit.ly/multimediaa11yhandout bit.ly/multimediaa11y DCMP Description Key (Guidelines for K-12) http://www.dcmp.org/descriptionkey/ DCMP Description Tip Sheet http://www.dcmp.org/ai/227/ Guidelines & Tutorials for: STEM image descriptions DIAGRAM Poet tool Video descriptions YouDescribe Handbook for museums & educators for accessible programs #AERIntlConf

15. Contact Us! Yue-Ting Siu, TVI NLCSD Fellow and Doctoral Candidate ysiu@berkeley.edu Twitter: @TVI_ting www.facebook.com/yuetingsiu Mary Ann Siller, M.Ed. CTVI Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Description Leadership Network, and DCMP and VDRDC Committee Member dmasiller@sbcglobal.net #AERIntlConf