Enhanced Access to Video for Students with Sensory Disabilities through Emerging Technology - EnhAccess
TV & Movie Access
It is a pleasure to share our passion for using technology to enhance access to TV and Movies for everybody, regardless of the audience's sensory abilities. Technology helps us produce and deliver high-quality AD (audio descriptions) and CC (closed captions) for selected educational TV programs and films.
This work is funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education- Office of Special Education-OSEP, project "Enhanced Access to Video for Students with Sensory Disabilities through Emerging Technology," TV Access H327C210001.
Collaboration
We invite Selected producers of TV/Films to review the general criteria for participating in our project
EnhAccess:
- Is your content suitable to be used in a K-12 classroom setting?
- Are you exempt from FCC regulations regarding closed captions and audio description?
- Is your content available now, or will it be widely available in the U.S.?
- Do you want to reach new audiences?
- Are you interested in making this world accessible?
Dissemination & Distribution
We partner with T.V./Film industry leaders, consumer organizations, educational service providers, researchers, and accessibility experts to ensure accessible content produced under EnhAccess reaches the beneficiaries.
Dissemination activities include training workshops, TV campaigns promoting accessible content, awareness activities to educate the TV/Film industry on the needs of people with sensory disabilities, and participation in conferences, podcasts, newsletters of organizations, and educational events on the field.
Distribution of Accessibility Assets
AD and CC created under EnhAccess are delivered on the platforms where our partners are presenting their content.
When approved by our content partner:
- The accessible content will be available at the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).
- The accessibility assets will be available through the “All4Access” Clearinghouse.
New Accessible Programming
Fred Rogers
Alma's Way
Educational kids programming - Spanish. Watch selected programming online on PBS Kids and the DCMP with Spanish AD and CC. It is also available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, or DirecTV or as downloads from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and Vudu. Use the All4Access app to access the Spanish AD and CC.
Watch moreSesame Workshop
Plaza Sésamo
Children's educational programming - Spanish. Watch Sesame's content with AD, CC and ASL on Plaza Sesamo YouTube's channel. Selected programming is also available at the DCMP.
Watch moreSemillitas
Boom & Reds
Children's educational programming - Spanish. Watch it on Charter Spectrum channel 922, Verizon channel 1721 (HD), Commzoom channel 234, RCN channel 835, Hargray channel 301, and Ziply Fiber channel 1723 with AD on the SAP and CC. AD and CC are also available on the All4Access app.
Watch moreWaterBear
Inseparable Syke
Environment - English. Watch WaterBear content directly on its free subscription platform and listen to the AD using the All4Access app.
Watch morePOV
Let the Little Light Shine
Social issues - English. POV films are broadcast by PBS stations around the country, and on all PBS-branded platforms, including pbs.org and the PBS Video app. AD available on the SAP, online and the All4Access app.
Watch morePassport To Knowledge
La Búsqueda
Science - English & Spanish. Searching airs on PBS stations nationwide. Watch the series on its website, YouTube, and the DCMP. Accessibility features include AD, CC in English and Spanish and American Sign Language - ASL, and are also available in the All4Access app.
Watch moreBare Feet
Bare Feet
A series about experiencing the world, one dance at a time - English. Available with audio description (AD) on the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).
Watch moreCanal 22 Internacional
Historias de Luz - Eunice Adorno
Latin American Culture - Spanish. Watch it on DIRECTV (CH 446), AT&T (CH 3022), Spectrum (CH 841), Grande (CH 205), Wave (CH 518), or Verizon (CH 1646) with AD on the SAP and close captions (CC). Also available on the DCMP with AD and CC.
Watch moreCanal Trece
Clave de Sol
Educational programming - Spanish. Watch selected programming on the DCMP with AD and on YouTube using the All4Access app to listen to the AD.
Watch moreNew Day Films
Making the Impossible Possible
Social issues, independent filmmakers - English. Films are available on New Day's streaming platform and Kanopy, an on-demand streaming video platform for public libraries and universities. Use the All4Access app to listen to the AD.
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