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Accessibility links
a brief list of Web sites associated with disabilities, technology, media, and education
Accessible AOLTV Electronic Program Guide Demonstration
demonstration of how program a guide can be made accessible using text-to-speech — Apr. 2001
Access to Print Media
An Investigation into Making Daily Newspapers Accessible to Print-Disabled People — Mar. 1993
Adapted Interactive Media
designed to help multimedia producers to develop products that are accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing students — Jun. 1993
Advanced Television Closed Caption Study
a 1997 NCAM study and report which helped shape the design of DTV closed captioning systems — Jun. 1997
CD-ROM Accessibility Analysis Findings
reviews of educational software published in 1997 or earlier. — Apr. 1998
Consumer and Community DTV Resources
basics of DTV closed captioning and video description, written for consumers and station non-technical staff — Nov. 2001
Cornerstones
a literacy unit for the elementary classroom — Nov. 2001
DTV Closed Captioning Summit
presentations from the NCAM/ATSC experts meeting. — Mar. 2001
DTV Test Files
test material to help implement digital television services for people with sensory disabilities. — Aug. 1999
eDescription Demonstration -- "All Systems go"
demonstrates the use of extended, enhanced, educational description to provide access to the visual curriculum content — Nov. 2001
General Information for CD-ROM Software Developers
tips, resources, and information on assistive technology and users with disabilities. — Apr. 2000
Implementing DTV Closed Captioning and Video Description
a technical paper was presented at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Engineering Conference. — Apr. 2000
IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications - version 1.0
a framework for the distributed learning community — September 2002
International Captioning Report
a study of the state of captioning, subtitling and data exchange around the world, with recommendations for improvement — Oct. 2000
MAGpie 1.0
NCAM's original PC-based application for adding closed captions to digital multimedia — Mar. 2000
MAGpie 2.01
NCAM's new PC/Macintosh software for integrating closed captions and audio descriptions into multimedia presentations. — Dec. 2001
Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible: Design Guidelines Including Math and Science Solutions
a publication of the PIVoT Project — Jan. 2003
Making Educational Software Accessible: Design Guidelines Including Math and Science Solutions
a publication of the CD-ROM Access Project — Oct. 2000
MoPIX
provides information for consumers and industry members about movie access — Oct. 2000
Multimedia Math and Science Prototypes
a talking math game and a Java-based science simulation — Oct. 2000
NCAM Business Partner Achievements
NCAM News
a collection of press releases and articles touching on NCAM's work
Other Guidelines for Developing Accessible Software
Java, Windows, electronic textbooks, and comprehensive general guidelines — Oct. 2000
Prototype Electronic Program Guide
original demonstration of an accessible interactive program guide — Aug. 2000
Rich Media Accessibility Resource Center
a growing collection of resources for developers and users interested in access issues — Oct. 2000
Software Selection Guidelines
tips for identifying accessible software — Jun. 1999
Success Stories: deaf and hard-of-hearing students learning with technology and media
illustrates effective learning with multimedia, videotape, the Internet, telecommunications, do-it-yourself captioning, and more — Oct. 2000
Technology and Engineering DTV Resources
expanded information for station and manufacturer technical staff and management. — Nov. 2001
Web access symbol
a free symbol which indicates you have incorporated accessibility features into your Web site — Apr. 1996
