Making Instruction Accessible

Today is the NJCART meeting focusing on Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM).

After our presentations from Joy Zabala of the Center for Applied Special Technology and the National AIM Center (10 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Instructional Materials.) and Perkie B. Cannon of NJDOE’s Office of Special Education Programs’ Learning Resource Center Project [Accessing Alternate Print Media Through the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC).]; Janet DeSenzo of JanTech Educational Services and I will lead a demonstration and discussion of Technology Tools to Enable Access to AIM.

Some of the tools we will be highlighting include:

Software Solutions

Kurzweil 3000 from Kurzweil Educational Systems

Read:OutLoud from Don Johnston Inc.

DAISY to ePUB from Don Jonhston Inc.

Hardware Solutions

Intel Reader from Intel

Classmate Reader from Don Johnston, Inc.