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EASI Webinar: The Future of E--books Is Here!<br><br>
Accessible E-textbooks for Students: May 1 2 PM Eastern<br>
Presenters:<br>
Nicole Gaines, NIMAC Manager, American Printinghouse for the Blind<br>
Julia Myers, Director, Resource Services and NIMAC, American Printing
House <br>
for the Blind,<br>
Skip Stahl, Project Director, NIMAS Development Center, Center for
Applied <br>
Special Technology<br><br>
President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education <br>
Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) on December 3, 2004 which, among other
<br>
things, mandated<br>
the provision of textbooks and instructional materials in accessible
<br>
formats for students who are blind or print disabled. While the
legislation <br>
relates to K-12 students, we believe that the more that publishers are
<br>
creating accessible e-textbooks for K-12 that they will inevitably expand
<br>
to a broader audience. If not, there will be an outcry from K-12 students
<br>
as they transition into higher education wanting the same quality of
<br>
support for their studies. This will be like dropping a pebble into the
<br>
water. The wave will expand to include higher ed and the general <br>
public. Learning about this dramatic e-book revolution is important
for <br>
all of us.<br><br>
This presentation will focus on NIMAS, (National Instructional Materials
<br>
Accessibility Standard), the role of APH, (American Printinghouse for the
<br>
Dlind)<br>
and the role of CAST, (Center for Applied Special Technology).<br><br>
The National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) is a file
<br>
repository for core print textbooks and related instructional materials
<br>
required for<br>
use by blind or other persons with print disabilities in elementary and
<br>
secondary schools in the U.S. and its territories. These National <br>
Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) source file sets
can <br>
be used to create specialized formats, such as braille, large print,
audio, <br>
or digital text. The NIMAC opened in December 2006.<br><br>
CAST is the home of the NIMAS Development Center and the NIMAS Technical
<br>
Assistance Center, Cooperative agreements with the Office of Special
<br>
Education Programs, United States Department of Education.<br><br>
While this Webinar is free, you need to register in advance to guarantee
a <br>
seat in the room. (Those who register, whether or not they attend, will
<br>
afterwards<br>
receive a link to the recording. When you connect over the Internet
to the <br>
Webinar room, you can listen to the presenters and watch as supporting
Web <br>
pages are pushed to reinforce the presentation. The audience can
also make <br>
comments or ask questions either by using a mic to talk or by writing
into <br>
the room's text window.<br><br>
<br>
To read more and register to reserve a seat and to get login information
<br>
for this free event, go to:<br>
<a href="http://easi.cc/clinic.htm" eudora="autourl">http://easi.cc/clinic.htm<br><br>
<br>
</a>Look for other future Webinars on that page. We have several
being <br>
finalized and they should be on that page very soon.<br>
The EASI month-long, online courses on accessible Information Technology
<br>
for May are:<br>
Barrier-free Information Technology (4-week online course starting May
7)<br>
http//easi.cc/workshop.htm<br>
Creating and Repurposing More Accessible Content (4-week online course
<br>
starting May 7)<br>
http//easi.cc/workshop.htm<br><br>
<br>
Norman Coombs<br>
CEO EASI<br><br>
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Here!<br><br>
Accessible E-textbooks for Students: May 1 2 PM Eastern <br>
Presenters: <br>
Nicole Gaines, NIMAC Manager, American Printinghouse for the Blind<br>
Julia Myers, Director, Resource Services and NIMAC, American Printing
House for the Blind, <br>
Skip Stahl, Project Director, NIMAS Development Center, Center for
Applied Special Technology<br><br>
President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) on December 3, 2004 which, among other
things, mandated<br>
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.<br><br>
This presentation will focus on NIMAS, (National Instructional Materials
Accessibility Standard), the role of APH, (American Printinghouse for the
Dlind)<br>
and the role of CAST, (Center for Applied Special Technology).<br><br>
The National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) is a file
repository for core print textbooks and related instructional materials
required for<br>
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.<br><br>
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. <br><br>
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<br>
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.<br><br>
<br>
To read more and register to reserve a seat and to get login information
for this free event, go to:<br>
<a href="http://easi.cc/clinic.htm" eudora="autourl">http://easi.cc/clinic.htm<br><br>
<br>
</a>Look for other future Webinars on that page. We have several
being finalized and they should be on that page very soon. <br>
The EASI month-long, online courses on accessible Information Technology
for May are:<br>
Barrier-free Information Technology (4-week online course starting May
7)<br>
http//easi.cc/workshop.htm<br>
Creating and Repurposing More Accessible Content (4-week online course
starting May 7)<br>
http//easi.cc/workshop.htm<br><br>
<br>
Norman Coombs<br>
CEO EASI<br><br>
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