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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


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