Emergency Preparedness Online,
Fifth Edition

A resource directory for emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and accessible communications

The National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)

The WGBH Educational Foundation's Media Access Group has been a pioneer in accessible media since the 1970s. In 1993 WGBH established the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) to continue this important legacy. NCAM is currently involved in working on accessibility solutions for emergency preparedness.

A. The National Center for Accessible Media's 'Technology Opportunities Program' (TOP) Grant

NCAM is currently working on a project that proposes to unite emergency alert providers, local information resources, telecommunications industry, public broadcasting representatives, and consumers in a collaborative effort to research and disseminate replicable approaches to make emergency warnings and community-based information accessible.

B. National Center for Accessible Media's Accessibility Resources

1. The Media Access Group's Descriptive Services
   http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/description/
2. The Media Access Group's Captioning Services
   http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/captioning/
3. The Media Access Group's Description and Captioning for the Web
   http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/description/