Episode 1: Gary Collings,
Ed.D. (Executive Director/ISEAS Project)
Gary
Collings introduces himself as the director of
the ISEAS project, welcomes participants to the
NIMAS Workshop 2006 and introduces the panel
speakers and Notes that Vicki Hershman, PATINS
State Director who is not listed on the agenda
will be speaking last, following Robert Marra,
and will wrap up.
Episode 2: Chuck Hitchcock
(Chief Officer, Policy & Technology Director; NIMAS
Technical Assistance Center; Center for Applied
Special Technology [CAST])
Chuck
Hitchcock from the Center for Applied Special
Technology provides an overview of NIMAS
(National Instructional Materials Accessibility
Standard), NIMAC (National Instructional
Materials Accessibility Center) and the
development of NIMAS and Technical Centers.
Chuck responds to questions following his
presentation.
Episode 3:
Jessica Brodey (Attorney
and NIMAS Policy Consultant; Assistive Technology
Industry Association)
Jessica Brodey, attorney and NIMAS policy
consultant provides NIMAS statute and
regulations and copyright protection
information. Jessica provides information
about working with text book publishers.
Jessica responds to questions following her
presentations.
Episode 4: Dave Schleppenbach
(CEO, gh, LCC NIMAS Technical Support Panel)
Dave
Schleppenbach, CEO, gh, LCC, discusses the NIMAS
technical specifications and the components
included in a NIMAS file set. Dave also
discusses specialized file formats, possible
software solutions and finally responds to
questions from participants.
Episode 5:
Dr. Robert Marra (Associate Superintendent and
Director, Indiana DOE Division of Exceptional
Learners)
Dr.
Robert Marra, Associate Superintendent and
Director, Indiana DOE Division of Exceptional
Learners, discusses the Indiana state plan for
NIMAS and responds to participants' questions.
Episode 6: Vicki Hershman
(PATINS-Project State Director)
Vicki Hershman, Director of the PATINS-Project
introduces the PATINS-Project staff and
discusses how PATINS plans to support
implementation of the NIMAS through staff
development training, lending libraries of the
five sites. After responding to questions,
Vicki thanks participants for attending and
closes the workshop.
Copyright
© 2006
Indiana Department of Education / Division of
Exceptional Learners
In association with the
PATINS
Project and the IDEAL
Project
Episode 7: Vicki Hershman
(PATINS-Project State Director)
Daniel McNulty of the NE PATINS Sites talks with
Alice Buchanan of the ICAM about the role and responsibilities of The Digital Rights Manager in Indiana Schools with regard to the
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and the Indiana Center for Accessible Materials (ICAM). This
episode is approximately 8.5 minutes long and is available as an audio-only mp3 and also as an enhanced podcast.
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Copyright
© 2007
Indiana Department of Education / Division of
Exceptional Learners
In association with the
PATINS
Project and the IDEAL
Project
Episode 8: Skip Stahl at the PATINS AT/IT Luncheon: NIMAS Overview
Episode 8 is a recording of Skip Stahl’s keynote presentation at the PATINS AT/IT Luncheon on April 11, 2007. Skip Stahl is CAST’s Director of Technical Assistance and is Project Director for the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) Development Center. He is also a nationally recognized expert in Universal Design for Learning. This keynote addresses current legal issues, concepts and ideas around NIMAS and how IT/AT K-12 staff could prepare their buildings and districts for any changes that may be necessary to implementing NIMAS.
This episode is approximately an hour and 24 minutes long and is available as an audio-only mp3 and also as an enhanced podcast.
Copyright
© 2007
Indiana Department of Education / Division of
Exceptional Learners
In association with the
PATINS
Project and the IDEAL
Project
Episode 9: Making Decisions about Accessible Instructional Materials; Implications for CASE Committees
Daniel McNulty of the NE PATINS Sites talks with Dr. Joy Smiley Zabala about the implications for case conference committee decisions concerning accessible materials, specifically in relation to NIMAS file sets in Indiana schools.
Copyright
© 2007
Indiana Department of Education / Division of
Exceptional Learners
In association with the
PATINS
Project and the IDEAL
Project
