[Athen] [ATHEN] EASI Webinar: The Future of E--books Is Here!

[Robert Martinengo]

Hey Norm, I'd like to participate.

Bob Martinengo

On 5/1/07, Ron Stewart <ron.stewart at dolphinusa.com> wrote:

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> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

> Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs

>  Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:52 AM

>  To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

>  Subject: Re: [Athen] EASI Webinar: The Future of E--books Is Here!

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> The point of the Webinar is to outline the current state of NIMAS which is

> the K-12 standard in the IDEA legislation.  Of course, my personal interest

> is more higher ed but I believe this event is monumental and needs

> treatment.  Also, An hour goes by quickly.  If we hope to get into any

> depth, 2 people is probably all we can cover.

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>  I'd love to do a follow-up on how to expand this to higher ed.

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>  ANY VOLUNTEERS????

>  At 07:27 AM 5/1/2007, you wrote:

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> My apologies to all!  I previously posted this last week, but with the wrong

> subject line, so thought I'd try again.

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>  Norm, this sounds like a very interesting workshop!  Thanks for providing

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>  I do have one concern which is that there is no representation from two key

> players - postsecondary education dss and APA (American Publishers

> Association) - in this workshop. Since NIMAS is the standard for K-12 and

> not postsecondary ed, was anyone from the AHEAD eText inititive involved or

> invited?  It would just seem appropriate to have someone who represents

> postsecondary ed involved in this along with the individuals who are

> scheduled.

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>  Soapbox for any who wish to lend an ear:  It seems that we have several

> different groups working on this issue, but the groups are not communicating

> with one another!  Ex: Group 1 - we have the AHEAD eText Initiative which

> has the main players at the table talking, Group 2 - this EASI workshop

> group, Group 3 - a group of individuals who are blind who recently went to

> Washington to talk directly with senators and representatives about needing

> legislation mandating that publishers provide eText in a specific standard

> (I think they too had jumped on the NIMAS bandwagon).  I'm sure there are

> other groups out there.  Rather than having umpteen smaller groups picking

> away at the problem, it would seem more feasible for us to band together.

> More power in numbers!

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>  OK – I'm stepping off my soap box and getting back to proctoring finals.

>  Thanks all!

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>  Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC

>  Counselor/Coordinator of Disability Services

>  Arkansas State University - Beebe

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>  Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:08:52 -0700

>  From: Prof Norm Coombs <norm.coombs at GMAIL.COM> (by way of Prof Norm

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>  EASI Webinar: The Future of E--books Is Here!

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>  Accessible E-textbooks for Students: May 1 2 PM Eastern

>  Presenters:

>  Nicole Gaines, NIMAC Manager, American Printinghouse for the Blind

>  Julia Myers, Director, Resource Services and NIMAC, American Printing House

>  for the Blind,

>  Skip Stahl, Project Director, NIMAS Development Center, Center for Applied

>  Special Technology

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>  President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education

>  Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) on December 3, 2004 which, among other

>  things, mandated

>  the provision of textbooks and instructional materials in accessible

>  formats for students who are blind or print disabled. While the legislation

>  relates to K-12 students, we believe that the more that publishers are

>  creating accessible e-textbooks for K-12 that they will inevitably expand

>  to a broader audience. If not, there will be an outcry from K-12 students

>  as they transition into higher education wanting the same quality of

>  support for their studies. This will be like dropping a pebble into the

>  water. The wave will expand to include higher ed and the general

>  public.  Learning about this dramatic e-book revolution is important for

>  all of us.

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>  This presentation will focus on NIMAS, (National Instructional Materials

>  Accessibility Standard), the role of APH, (American Printinghouse for the

>  Dlind)

>  and the role of CAST, (Center for Applied Special Technology).

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>  The National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) is a file

>  repository for core print textbooks and related instructional materials

>  required for

>  use by blind or other persons with print disabilities in elementary and

>  secondary schools in the U.S. and its territories. These National

>  Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) source file sets can

>  be used to create specialized formats, such as braille, large print, audio,

>  or digital text. The NIMAC opened in December 2006.

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>  CAST is the home of the NIMAS Development Center and the NIMAS Technical

>  Assistance Center, Cooperative agreements with the Office of Special

>  Education Programs, United States Department of Education.

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>  While this Webinar is free, you need to register in advance to guarantee a

>  seat in the room. (Those who register, whether or not they attend, will

>  afterwards

>  receive a link to the recording.  When you connect over the Internet to the

>  Webinar room, you can listen to the presenters and watch as supporting Web

>  pages are pushed to reinforce the presentation.  The audience can also make

>  comments or ask questions either by using a mic to talk or by writing into

>  the room's text window.

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>  To read more and register to reserve a seat and to get login information

>  for this free event, go to:

>  http://easi.cc/clinic.htm

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>  Look for other future Webinars on that page.  We have several being

>  finalized and they should be on that page very soon.

>  The EASI month-long, online courses on accessible Information Technology

>  for May are:

>  Barrier-free Information Technology (4-week online course starting May 7)

>  http//easi.cc/workshop.htm

>  Creating and Repurposing More Accessible Content (4-week online course

>  starting May 7)

>  http//easi.cc/workshop.htm

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>  Norman Coombs

>  CEO EASI

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>  May Courses

>  Barrier-free Information Technology (4-week online course starting May 7)

>  http//easi.cc/workshop.htm

>  Creating and Repurposing More Accessible Content (4-week online course

> starting May 7)

>  http//easi.cc/workshop.htm

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