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GeoQuest: Guatemala (English) - Accessible Preview

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Channel: Described and Captioned Media Program · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Bill Stark, Communications Administrator

Described and Captioned Media Program
1447 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC  29307
Phone: 1-800-237-6213 ext. 201
Email: [email protected]


DCMP to Participate in 
U.S. State Department Leadership Conference 
on International Disability Rights, May 9, 10, 2012

Spartanburg, S.C.—On May 9-10, 2012, more than 100 leaders of key human rights and development organizations from around the world are gathering in Washington, D.C. to participate in a Leadership Conference on International Disability Rights, hosted by the United States Department of State.  The purpose is to advocate for the inclusion of persons with disabilities, and foster increased civil society engagement in promoting international disability rights. 

DCMP is proud that its description and captioning work is being represented as part of an accessible technology demonstration being led by Bridge Multimedia.  GeoQuest: Guatemala, available to DCMP subscribers, is a 25-minute documentary about Guatemala's history and culture.  The description and captioning was a co-production of DCMP and Bridge.  

GeoQuest: Guatemala, distributed by Film Ideas (http://www.filmideas.com), is available with audio descriptions and captions in two language versions: English and Spanish.  
A powerful original score by the award-winning Guatemalan composer/performer Magda Angelica, is also featured in the film. GeoQuest: Guatemala marks DCMP's first fully bilingual captioned and described production. 
 
 "Guatemala is a country with diverse cultures and politics," commented Elise Pritchard, Director of Bridge Multimedia's Spanish Department. "Maintaining the cultural sensitivity within the audio description was an additional and exciting challenge."

DCMP Project Director Jason Stark adds, "We are thrilled that delegates at the International Disability Rights Conference will see and hear bilingual audio description.  Assistive technology is far more than software and hardware.  It can also be a change agent.  Both DCMP and Bridge worked very hard on this production.  We are excited that it will now be available to DCMP subscribers."

About the DCMP—The Described and Captioned Media Program provides the nation's largest free-loan educational described and captioned media library. DCMP acts as an accessible media information center, maintaining a database for use by those who are searching for accessible media, captioning, and description agencies or wanting to learn to caption themselves. DCMP, administered by the National Association of the Deaf, is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. More information is available online at http://www.dcmp.org.

About Bridge Multimedia----Bridge Multimedia develops accessible technology, provides accessible technology systems integration, and produces accessible media content. Bridge has audio described and captioned programming in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.  http://www.bridgemultimedia.com

Media outlets should contact DCMP with requests for public relations materials.

Contact information:

Described and Captioned Media Program 
National Association of the Deaf 
1447 E Main Street 
Spartanburg, SC 29307 
1-800-237-6213 (V) 
1-800-237-6819 (TTY) 
[email protected]

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