Teachers' DEN (Deaf Educators' Network)

Captions in the Community

The Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education is thankful to AMC 17 in Indianapolis for its collaboration to show the Lego Movie 2 on Feb. 24, 2019, with open captions. We had a sold-out show! The Center will continue working with local theaters to bring open captioned movies to children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families. If an open captioned movie is not available, there is technology available for increased accessibility in movie theaters. The Described and Captioned Media Program describes the various systems  available to movie goers.

Captions in Schools

Visual media that is actively used in schools must be equally accessible. This includes visual media in curriculum, assessments, to supplement educational content and all audio-visual components of school websites and content portals. DCMP.org has a wealth of information regarding captioning, but it also has a library of described and captioned media that is available to be streamed anytime at no cost. Many educational topics are available and some even contain lesson plans. If schools need accessible visual media, they can conduct a search and find content on a myriad of topics. The library can be used for self-study as well as for enjoyment. 

For teacher- or student-created content, Amara.org is a free resource to caption YouTube videos. Clips is a speech-to-text app that can be downloaded and used for videos created using iOS applications.

Schools can start up “caption clubs” to assist teachers with captioning materials that they frequently use. Learning to caption is a great skill and can turn into a rewarding career. 

Captions on the Go

Advances in technology has made it easy to have captioning with us at all times. From needing to have access to a quick
conversation or to caption a presentation, check out these free tools that are ready to go at a moment’s notice.

Ava

Microsoft Translator

Skype Translator

Live Transcribe

Google Slides

For additional information about captioning, speech-to-text or accessibility laws, contact the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education at skiefter@isdh.in.gov or 317-232-0971.