Mike Bastine ATPC Director

ALTERNATE TEXT PRODUCTION CENTERA California Community College Program

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


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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Foreign Language Pronunciation Spelling and sentence structure Syllable breaks


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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]

http://www.publisherlookup.org/index.php

http://www.publisherlookup.org/index.php

mailto:[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]