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Information Clearinghouses | Described and Captioned Media Program

1447 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307

Eligibility

None

Required documents

None

Hours

Office: Monday-Friday, 9-5pm EST

Languages

Language Line available

Application process

By phone

Fees

None

Service area

Nationwide

Description

Provides services designed to support students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind. These services include a library of free-loan described and captioned educational media, a clearinghouse of information related to educational media access, a gateway to Internet resources related to accessibility, and a center for training and evaluation of any service provider desiring to appear on the DCMP's approved lists of description and captioning service providers. There are no user registration or service fees. The DCMP is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the National Association of the Deaf.

Providing organization

National Association of the Deaf

Provides legal resources, education, advocacy, interpreter program, assists with relay programming, assistive devices, captioning programs, information and referral and more related to deafness from infants to seniors. Website contains extensive information and resources. Administers the Captioned Media Program.