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Mike Bastine ATPC Director

An Electronic Text and Braille production center supporting students with print related disabilities. Mike Bastine ATPC Director. OUTLINE. General Overview Fee For Service Prison Partnerships. HISTORY. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) review & report Assembly Bill 422

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Mike Bastine ATPC Director

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  1. An Electronic Text and Braille production center supporting students with print related disabilities Mike Bastine ATPC Director

  2. OUTLINE • General Overview • Fee For Service • Prison Partnerships

  3. HISTORY • Office of Civil Rights (OCR) review & report • Assembly Bill 422 • State Chancellor’s office Response

  4. HISTORY • AB 422 – Publishers required to provide Electronic Textbooks (E-Text) to California public colleges at no cost

  5. HISTORY • California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Actions • Ed Code 67302 & guidelines • Budget Change Proposal • RFA for statewide center(s)

  6. www.atpc.net The first publicly funded, system-wide resource dedicated to serving the alternate text needs of the largest post-secondary educational system in the world…The CA Community College System

  7. MISSION To assist the California Community Colleges in meeting their obligation to provide students with disabilities equal access to print and electronic information

  8. GOALS • Timeliness • Accuracy • Appropriate Medium

  9. Student Populations Served • Visually impaired • Learning disabled • Acquired brain injured • Mobility impaired CUSTOMER PROFILE

  10. OVERALL PERFORMANCE • 113 *CCC Accounts • 50,000 Alternate Media Requests • 1000+ Braille & Tactile Documents • 15,000+ Books Cataloged • 30+ Training and Assistance Forums • 40+ Fee For Service Projects

  11. PRODUCTS & SERVICES • Catalog • Training and Assistance • E-Text (Electronic Text) • Braille

  12. PRODUCTS & SERVICES • Catalog • Secure login • Accessible • Search Capability • File transfer/download links

  13. PRODUCTS & SERVICES • Training and Assistance • Tutorial CDs • Workshops • Advisory Groups • Listservs • Affiliations • Partnerships

  14. E-TEXT FORMATS • TIFF - Graphics only • PDF - Adobe • DOC - Word File • DTB - Digital Talking Books • DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) • MP3 – Media Player

  15. E-TEXT PROFILE • Personnel Resources • Independent Contractors • Publisher Requests • Database Management • Product Delivery • Student Workers, HS Volunteers, Prison Inmates • Edit • Format • Proof

  16. REQUIRED BOOK INFORMATION • Correct ISBN Number • Title • Author • Publisher • Book Edition • Publication Date • Student ID • Term and Year (e.g. Fall 09) • Term Start Date (e.g. 09/03/09) • Course and Number (e.g. PSHCH 1A) • E-Text File Format Desired

  17. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

  18. The Importanceof Quality Braille Sandy Greenberg ATPC Braille Coordinator & Mary Denault ATPC Senior Braille Formatter

  19. BRAILLE FORMATS • Braille Types • Literary • Nemeth (Mathematics) • Chemistry • Foreign Language • Music • Computer • Science

  20. IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER • English Grammar • Sentence Diagramming • Diacritics • MLA Handbook (writing structure) • Spelling

  21. IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER • Foreign Language • Pronunciation • Spelling and sentence structure • Syllable breaks

  22. IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER • Mathematics • Spatial arrangements • Concept building • Graph reading • Step-by-step solving of problems • Higher level math complexity

  23. ACCURACY AND QUALITYWhat are the standards for quality Braille? • Certified transcribers • Braille specifications and standards • Proofread Braille • College-level production experience • Custom production for students

  24. EXPERIENCED BRAILLE TRANSCRIBERS • Braille Codes and Types • Certified Literary • Foreign Language (specialized) • Computer (specialized) • Certified Nemeth (mathematics) • Science • Chemistry (specialized) • Certified Music

  25. CERTIFIED TRANSCRIBERS • Braille Codes and Types • Library of Congress Certificates in Literary, Nemeth, and Music Braille Code

  26. TACTILES • Collage • Thermoform • Swelltouch • Microcapsule • Tiger

  27. EXPERIENCED TACTILE ARTISTS • Simplify concepts • Trained artists • Established guidelines • Understand illustration keys • Consistent standards

  28. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

  29. FEE FOR SERVICE • Products for Non-CA Community Colleges • Non-interference / No Competition for CCC Resources • Established Cost Schedule Rates

  30. FEE FOR SERVICE • E-Text • Sign & fax agreement • Do not request bundle ISBNs • Research for the actual publisher • www.publisherlookup.org/index.php • Check for existing E-Text – atpc.net • Request equation text books early • Provide syllabus • One chapter per week • Contact bsommars@atpc.net

  31. FEE FOR SERVICE • Braille • Hard copy textbook • Timeline syllabus • Check for existing Braille • Alternate Text Production Catalog – atpc.net • www.accesstext.org • APH Louis Database - louis.aph.org/catalog/CategoryInfo • Braille Jymico - Braillejymico.com • Listserve – DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU • Contact sgreenberg@atpc.net

  32. PRISON PARTNERSHIPS • Avenal & Ironwood State Prisons • ATPC: Minimum Cost Production Resource • E-Text Formatters • Braille Transcribers • Tactile Graphic Artist • Inmates: Valuable Training • Vocational Skills • Wages • Parole

  33. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Contact info: BRAILLE - sgreenberg@atpc.net E-TEXT - bsommars@atpc.net

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