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Accessible Instructional Materials TTA Grant Applications Due Feb. 7, 2013  Let PATINS Help Make Your District More Accessible to ALL of your Students   • This is a unique opportunity to have dedicated PATINS Coordinators working directly and intensively with your district to make sure it is as accessible and efficient as possible with regard [...]

A NEW VIDEO INTERVIEW:  On the day before the PATINS State Conference last month, I sat down to speak casually with Dr. Joy Zabala, National AIM Center Director of Technical Assistance, about her background and start in the world of assistive technology, accessible materials, and “usable materials,” and how these concepts are all interrelated in a [...]

 YOU ONLY HAVE 1-WEEK  LEFT To REGISTER! There still is time to register for the 2012 PATINS State Conference, which is 2 days full of exciting interactions with professionals in teaching and technology. This is a great opportunity to absorb and share not only hi-tech applications you never knew were possible, but also practical low-tech [...]

PATINS State Conference REGISTRATION OPEN!  The registration for the Nov. 8-9, 2012 PATINS State Conference is now OPEN!  We’ve got 2 Amazing Keynote Speakers and a line up of presentations that range from creating accessible materials to finding, purchasing, and utilizing accessible materials, UDL, accessible virtual worlds, social media & 21st century skills accessibility, switches [...]

Apple Special Ed. Seminar September 13:  Co-Sponsored by PATINS Project and ICASE Sept. 13, 2012, 8:30am – 3:00pm At CIESC in Indianapolis NO COST Registration opens to public TODAY.  Space is limited to first 75 participants Flyer Here: Apple Seminar Sept 13 2012 Flyer Register Here:  http://edseminars.apple.com/series/3k1nW-bbxap  ICAM VI Teacher Audio Interviews: If you’ve not yet heard [...]

NEW ICAM Blog Announced! Martha Hammond at the ICAM has started blogging all things AIM, NIMAS & ICAM related on Thursdays via the brand new “ICAM Dispatch.”  I think it’d be a wise decision to take 5 minutes and check it out, subscribe just like you do to this blog and leave Martha some comments, [...]

Apologies that this post didn’t go out Friday morning like usual.  I have several important announcements though and needed to wait a couple more days.  You won’t want to miss some of this stuff!  When Will We Start Teaching Online Responsibility… and stop blocking access???  Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with me about education has [...]

SAVE THE DATE NOW!  It is my pleasure to announce on this Friday before the Holidays that the The PATINS State Conference will once again take place in Indianapolis on November 8-9, 2012!  Mark your calendars now and watch for more information to come!   The theme is, “Accessible Instruction: Every Educator’s Responsibility.”  Free ePub [...]

IREAD-3/ISTEP Accomodations:  See Appendix C in the Program Manual, which starts on page 54 and can be downloaded here: www.doe.in.gov/assessment/docs/2011-12_istep_program_manual_11-30-11_final_kc2.pdf Or, here is Appendix C ONLY, extracted from the Program Manual for quicker reference: Appendix C Only from 2011-12_istep_program_manual_11-30-11 REMEMBER that all Large Print or Braille requests for the Spring 2012 are DUE MONDAY Dec [...]

PATINS Accessible Pledge Accessible Instruction: EVERY Educator’s Responsibility What did your students do today? Read a textbook or a chapter? Take a pop quiz?  Imagine you are given a reading assignment or told to take out a blank sheet of paper for a quiz… but are unable to read the page of a textbook or [...]