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POST 489 — ACCESSIBLE CINEMA (CUR-497)

POST 489 — ACCESSIBLE CINEMA is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. This course is an introduction to the accessibility features in digital cinema that extend a film's reach to a wider audience, including foreign markets and consumers who are deaf, blind, or neurodiverse. Through hands-on exercises and project-based learning, students grapple with how to translate the sensory world of film into rich descriptions for those who can't fully perceive the screen or hear the soundtrack.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Film and Television Post-Production
  • College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
  • Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
  • Catalog: POST 489
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the accessibility features in digital cinema that extend a film's reach to a wider audience, including foreign markets and consumers who are deaf, blind, or neurodiverse. Through hands-on exercises and project-based learning, students grapple with how to translate the sensory world of film into rich descriptions for those who can't fully perceive the screen or hear the soundtrack. Along the way, students engage with critical theory around disability aesthetics and access artistry. The course culminates in the mounting of an accessible film event that is open to the public. Strong writing skills and basic familiarity with film editing techniques are highly recommended. POST 400 or POST 401 is a prerequiste for this class.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: POST 489.

Catalog context

  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms