Episode 4 Resources: Effective Communication

Effective Communication

• Revised ADA Requirements: Effective Communication | PDF
  Source: Department of Justice
  Link: ada.gov/effective-comm
• Effective Communication: ADA Title II & III – Fact Sheet Series
  Source: ADA National Network
  Link: adata.org/communication
• General Effective Communication Requirements Under Title II of the ADA
  Source: ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
  Link: ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm
• What kinds of auxiliary aids and services are required by the ADA to ensure effective communication with individuals with hearing or vision impairments?
  Source: ADA National Network FAQs
  Link: adata.org/faq/what-kinds-auxiliary-aids-and-services-are-required-ada-ensure-effective-communication
• ADA Effective Communication – Title III in American Sign Language (ASL)
  Source: Disability and Communication Access Board (Honolulu)- YouTube Video
  Link: youtube.com/watch?v=OdJ6WOeU61Q
• Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing:  ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
  Source: U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division
  Link: ada.gov/lawenfcomm.htm
• Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers
  Source: National Association of the Deaf
  Link: nad.org/issues/health-care/providers/questions-and-answers
• Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings: ADA Business Brief
  Source: U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division
  Link: ada.gov/hospcombr.htm
• Resources on Accessible Web Design
  Source: AccessWeb – University of Washington
  Link: washington.edu/doit/Resources/accessweb.html

Audio/Visual Description Resources

• Audio Description Project (ADP)
  This initiative of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) will help you learn about Audio Description, from what is it, to samples, to who does it, to how and where it is available in various media. You can also join the online discussion, follow on Facebook, and be notified of updates to the project by providing your email address.
  • All About Audio Description
    
  • Services – Audio Description
  • Training & Education – Audio Description 
    

  Source: An initiative of the American Council of the Blind (ACB)
  Link: adp.acb.org/

• Fast facts about audio description
  Source: Perkins School for the Blind eLearning
  Link: www.perkins.org/resource/fast-facts-about-audio-description/
• Audio Description Coalition
  Link: audiodescriptioncoalition.org
• Audio Description for People with Vision Loss: A Guide for Performing Arts Settings [PDF, 36 pages]
  Source: The Kennedy Center
  Link: www.kennedy-center.org/globalassets/education/networks-conferences–research/research–resources/lead-resources/2013kc_audiodescripguide.pdf
• Art Beyond Sight (ABS) – Musuem Education Initiative
  • Verbal Description Training – Developing Skills of Describing Visual Images and Objects Using Non-visual Language
    
  • Verbal Description Database
  • Writing Verbal Descriptions for Audio Guides

  Source: Art Education for the Blind (AEB)
  Link: artbeyondsight.org/mei/

• CADET (free Caption and Description Editing Tool)
  Source: National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
  Link: ncamftp.wgbh.org/cadet/
• Critique of Audio Description
  • Audio Description – Blog Posts

  Source: Blind Spot Blog (from the United Kingdom)
  Link: hannah-thompson.blogspot.com

• Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
  The mission of DCMP is to promote and provide equal access to communication and learning through described and captioned educational media.
  Source: Project of National Association of the Deaf funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education
  Link: dcmp.org
• Descriptive Video Production and Presentations: Accessible Content Best Practices Guide for Digital Environments
  Source: Media Access Canada
  Link: mediac.ca/proj-ACBPG.asp
• Listening is Learning – promoting a sound education
  Source: A joint initiative of Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) and American Council for the Blind (ACB)
  Link: listeningislearning.org/index.html
  
• VSA:The International Organization on Arts and Accessibility
  Source: The Kennedy Center
  Link: education.kennedy-center.org/education/#Access
• What is Audio Description? 
  • Samples – Audio Description
    Link: audiodescribe.com/samples
  • Excerpt: Audio Description – The Visual Made Verbal [PDF, 8 pages]
    Link: audiodescribe.com/links/AD-The%20Visual%20Made%20Verbal.pdf
  • The Visual Made Verbal: A Comprehensive Training Manual and Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description
    Link: thevisualmadeverbal.net/index.php

  Source: Audio Description Associates, LLC
  Link: audiodescribe.com

• YouDescribe (free website and app for audio description on YouTube videos)
  This can be used with or without an account for viewing videos. A Google account is required for requesting videos and creating descriptions.
• About: Video Tutorial: What is YouDescribe?
  Link: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNJrbI_nyy9sjqZ-Wcn6sX868i9KtdNrT
• Review: YouDescribe Audio Described YouTube Videos
  Link: perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/youdescribe-audio-described-youtube-videos-review
  Source: Project of The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute.
  Link: youdescribe.org
• YouTube Captions and Translation
  Source: YouTube Help Center
  Link: support.google.com/youtube/topic/3014331