Alternative Media Access Center
Alternative Media Access Center
Resources
Alternative Media
- AAP's Publisher Look-Up Service
- AHEAD's E-Text Solutions Position Statement
- Alternate Media eXchange by the California Community College System
- Alternate Textbook Subscription Service for Students
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Baen Books, a publisher of science fiction, will provide its books to fans
who are blind, paralyzed, or dyslexic, or are amputees, in electronic form free of charge, effective immediately.
Jim Baen, founder of Baen Books, who passed on June 28, 2006, decided to "provide each challenged reader with
a permanent pass" to the regular e-publication of Baen's new books. His successor, publisher Toni Weisskopf,
is implementing his idea with this program. Since 1999, Baen has published its new books as ebooks each month, in
several formats, with no Digital Rights Management, through WebScriptions,
for a small fee. Now, this service will be available at no cost to the disabled, who must apply for this privilege.
Applications will be processed by
ReadAssist, a volunteer group devoted to helping disabled readers find the
books they want in the form they need, and join the community of fandom.
- Bookshare
- NetLibrary
- Metatext
- Online Books Page
- Project Guttenberg
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
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Braille
Faculty
- Universal Design Article entitled "Enhancing Learning of Students
with LD Without Compromising Standards: Tips for Teaching", Beverly Sandock, Associate Director SALT (Strategic
Alternative Learning Techniques), The University of Arizona. This article describes how to organize courses and
present information so that it is more accessible to students with learning disabilities.
- Do-It. University of Washington. This
site reveals how universal design strategies can be employed when engaging in specific academic activities: large
lectures, group/work discussions, test taking, field work, science labs, computer labs, computers , world wide web
pages, distance learning, art work, travel programs, writing assignments, and work-based learning.
- Managing Assistive Technology in Higher Education. This blog by James Baily
provides information for individuals managing assistive technology in a college setting.
- Universal Design Education On-Line. Teaching
techniques that accommodate students with disabilities and/or unique styles are proposed.
- CAST: Universal Design for Learning. This site provides helpful
guided tours about universal design, along with theory and research, tools and resources, examples, and activities.
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High School to Postsecondary Transition
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Legislation
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Organizations
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Universal Design for Learning
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