[Pibe-division] {Disarmed} FW: VDRDC: "YouDescribe – How You Can Add Audio Description to Any YouTube Video"

Tue May 7 12:27:31 UTC 2013

Colleagues:
I learned about this tool at the annual VDRDC meeting several weeks ago. This is a unique solution; it would be worth your time to learn about the tool if you are not yet familiar with it. Details below.
Natalie

From: VDRDC Webinar [mailto:webinars=dcmp.org at mail52.wdc03.rsgsv.net] On Behalf Of VDRDC Webinar
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 12:04 PM
To: Shaheen, Natalie
Subject: VDRDC: "YouDescribe – How You Can Add Audio Description to Any YouTube Video"

[Described and Captioned Media Program]<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=96d41456d3&e=f4585e0dea>
YouDescribe – You Have a Microphone...You Have YouTube...You Can Do It!
How You Can Add Audio Description to Any YouTube Video

Join us for a free, forward-looking webinar on the changing world of educational video description on May 30, 2013 at 02:00 PM EDT / 01:00 PM CDT / 12:00 PM MDT / 11:00 AM PDT. This innovative webinar is hosted by the Described and Captioned Media Program<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=02139921a4&e=f4585e0dea> (DCMP), in collaboration with the Video Description Research and Development Center<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=4bbc257e1d&e=f4585e0dea> (VDRDC), and the Description Leadership Network<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=f049dbbe4b&e=f4585e0dea>(DLN).

Register now at http://webinars.dcmp.org/<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=65cb8101a1&e=f4585e0dea>.

This exciting and interactive presentation is perfect for teachers, administrators, and parents who want to learn about the latest developments in video description technology and how it can help students who are blind and visually-impaired in educational settings.

Learn about YouDescribe, the exiting new tool developed by the Video Description Research and Development Center (VDRDC). YouDescribe is a FREE tool that anyone can use to add description to YouTube videos. YouDescribe includes everything needed to create description; all you need to provide is a microphone. In addition, YouDescribe has a FREE embeddable player which can be used to include described videos on your own site. The webinar will include a review of the basic rules for creating description, as well as demonstrations on: registering as a YouDescribe user; recording descriptions with YouDescribe; playing described videos via YouDescribe; and embedding YouDescribe videos on web pages. Presented will be information for teachers on how YouDescribe can be used to improve accessibility of video for students who are blind/visually impaired, and an overview of educational resources provided by the DCMP.

The Video Description Research and Development Center (VDRDC), administered by The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=296b35bee0&e=f4585e0dea>, is a two-year project with the mission to develop new technologies and techniques for the annotation of online video content and improving video accessibility for students who are blind or visually impaired. The VDRDC is funded by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), grant number H327110005.

This webinar is the third in a series of four to be presented during the two-year project. Archives of the previous webinars are available on the registration page.

Webinar participants will have valuable opportunity to learn from and interact with VDRDC scientists and members of the Description Leadership Network<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=09edeffb4c&e=f4585e0dea> – a coalition of world-class organizations involved with the practicality, policy, and technology of blindness and video accessibility. DLN members include: The American Council of the Blind<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=e8dd8485dd&e=f4585e0dea> (ACB), The American Foundation for the Blind<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=16e74f3a6b&e=f4585e0dea> (AFB), CaptionMax<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=2a5d7ba439&e=f4585e0dea>, The Described and Captioned Media Program<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=8ea58f9c15&e=f4585e0dea> (DCMP), Dicapta<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=7df369d2d0&e=f4585e0dea>, IDEAL Group<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=364495099f&e=f4585e0dea>, The Metropolitan Museum of Art<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=fc5eba2070&e=f4585e0dea> (MMA), The National Federation of the Blind<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=364dccb6c9&e=f4585e0dea> (NFB), and Narrative Television Network<http://dcmp.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f29a35c7b34f89334cbd07f91&id=2e1f410b7d&e=f4585e0dea> (NTN).

CEU credit, through the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP), will be available to participants.

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Funding for this webinar series is provided by the U.S. Department of Education under grant H327J110005. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

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