accessible media opener for necc 2009

Trends and Futures in Accessible Media in the Classroom

Philip Piety, Ph.D.NCTI Educational Information Specialist

&Larry Goldberg

NCAM Director of Media AccessCSUN 2009

NCTI is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). We seek to broaden and enrich the field by providing resources and promoting partnerships for the development of tools and applications by developers, manufacturers, producers, publishers and researchers.

Objectives:

To cultivate a collaborative network

To promote innovative products that reach the marketplace

To analyze needs, issues, trends, and promising technology innovation and transfer approaches

The time is right for innovation,

entrepreneurship, collaboration and

leadership.

2009 Tech in the Works Competition

Intent:

To fund quick turnaround collaborative research that informs the development of learning and assistive technologies to improve educational results for all students, particularly those with disabilities.

WGBH-National Center for Accessible Media

Larry GoldbergDirector, NCAM