mike bastine atpc director
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Mike BastineATPC Director
An Electronic Text and Braille production center supporting students with print related
disabilities
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OUTLINE General Overview Fee For Service Prison Partnerships
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HISTORY Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
review & report Assembly Bill 422 State Chancellor’s office
Response
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HISTORY AB 422 – Publishers required to
provide Electronic Textbooks (E-Text) to California public colleges at no cost
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HISTORY California Community Colleges
Chancellor’s Office Actions Ed Code 67302 & guidelines Budget Change Proposal RFA for statewide center(s)
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www.atpc.netThe 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
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MISSIONTo assist the California Community Colleges in meeting their obligation to provide students with disabilities equal access to print and electronic information
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GOALS Timeliness Accuracy Appropriate Medium
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Student Populations Served Visually impaired Learning disabled Acquired brain injured Mobility impaired
CUSTOMER PROFILE
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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
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Catalog Training and Assistance E-Text (Electronic Text) Braille
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Catalog
Secure login Accessible Search Capability File transfer/download links
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PRODUCTS & SERVICES Training and
Assistance Tutorial CDs Workshops Advisory Groups Listservs Affiliations Partnerships
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E-TEXT FORMATS TIFF - Graphics only PDF - Adobe DOC- Word File DTB - Digital Talking Books
DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) MP3 – Media Player
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E-TEXT PROFILE Personnel Resources
Independent Contractors Publisher Requests Database Management Product Delivery
Student Workers, HS Volunteers, Prison Inmates Edit Format Proof
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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
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QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
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Sandy GreenbergATPC Braille Coordinator
&Mary Denault
ATPC Senior Braille Formatter
The Importanceof
Quality Braille
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BRAILLE FORMATS Braille Types
Literary Nemeth (Mathematics) Chemistry Foreign Language Music Computer Science
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IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER
English Grammar Sentence Diagramming Diacritics MLA Handbook (writing structure) Spelling
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IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER
Foreign Language Pronunciation Spelling and sentence structure Syllable breaks
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IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER
Mathematics Spatial arrangements Concept building Graph reading Step-by-step solving of problems Higher level math complexity
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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
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EXPERIENCED BRAILLE TRANSCRIBERS Braille Codes and Types
Certified Literary Foreign Language (specialized) Computer (specialized)
Certified Nemeth (mathematics) Science Chemistry (specialized)
Certified Music
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CERTIFIED TRANSCRIBERS Braille Codes and Types
Library of Congress Certificates in Literary, Nemeth, and Music Braille Code
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TACTILES Collage
Thermoform Swelltouch
Microcapsule Tiger
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EXPERIENCED TACTILE ARTISTS Simplify concepts Trained artists Established guidelines Understand illustration keys Consistent standards
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QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
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FEE FOR SERVICE Products for Non-CA Community
Colleges Non-interference / No Competition
for CCC Resources Established Cost Schedule Rates
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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 [email protected]
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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 – [email protected]
Contact [email protected]
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Avenal & Ironwood State Prisons ATPC: Minimum Cost Production Resource
E-Text Formatters Braille Transcribers Tactile Graphic Artist
Inmates: Valuable Training Vocational Skills Wages Parole
PRISON PARTNERSHIPS
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QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?Contact info:
BRAILLE - [email protected] - [email protected]