Trends and Futures in Accessible Media in the Classroom: Assistive and Accessible Technologies
1. Trends and Futures in Accessible Media in the Classroom: Assistive and Accessible Technologies National Center for Technology Innovation • WGBH National Center for Accessible Media June 28, 2009 NECC 2009
2. WGBH’s Media Access Group • The Caption Center (est. 1972) Captions television, home videos, feature films, CD & DVD-ROM, streaming video • Descriptive Video Service (est. 1990) Describes television, home videos, feature films by inserting narrated descriptions of key visual elements during pauses in dialogue
3. Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM - est. 1993) Research and development facility • Federally funded research projects • National policy development (public/private) • Technical solutions and guidelines • Community outreach • Strategic Partnerships • R&D Projects • Standards and Specifications
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8. Assistive and accessible technologies Refreshable Braille displays for blind and deaf/blind users