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State AT Act Program Directors National Meeting May 2013

State AT Act Program Directors National Meeting May 2013. Assistive Technology Collaborations with the Wyoming Department of Education. Accessible Instructional Materials. Wyoming AIM. Timeline of activities 2007 Initial contract from WDE 2007 CAST-AIM Consortium

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State AT Act Program Directors National Meeting May 2013

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  1. State AT Act Program DirectorsNational MeetingMay 2013

  2. Assistive Technology Collaborations with the Wyoming Department of Education Accessible Instructional Materials

  3. Wyoming AIM Timeline of activities • 2007 Initial contract from WDE • 2007 CAST-AIM Consortium • 2009 Training/Technical Assistance • 2009 Production of Accessible Materials

  4. Wyoming AIM Total AIM Funding: $1,013,776 • WDE @ $730,602 • Cast-AIM Consortium @ $166,666 • Training/TA/Fee for Service @ $116,508

  5. Wyoming AIM Member AIM Consortium • Develop data management tracking system • Modify state/LEA systems • Support students transitioning to community colleges • 2012 Professional development to LEAs – online training modules • TA to LEAs for identifying students • Increase awareness about AT Act Program, WATR • Increase use of WY Clearinghouse for AIM

  6. Wyoming AIM Products and Trainings • Memorandum Series: Principals, Special Education Directors, Curriculum Directors • Training Series/Regional Workshops • WY Procedures for Providing AIM • A Guide for Decision-Making Teams

  7. Wyoming AIM Data Collection and Reporting • Identified students • Contacts by district • Type of assistance provided by district

  8. NIMAS-eligible Students in Wyoming

  9. AIM Requests • Since 2007, we have received 415 AIM requests from Wyoming school districts • Of those: • 46% textbook requests • 9% workbook requests • 45% other core instructional material requests

  10. AIM Delivery • We have provided 415 AIM files, since 2007 • Of those: • 57% digital text • 18% braille • 17% DAISY • 8% large print • Braille AIM requests are fulfilled by contracted certified braille transcribers • Large print AIM requests are outsourced to accessible media producers (AMPs)

  11. Wyoming Accessible Center (WAC) • We also provide alternate format production services to educational agencies in the state: • K12 • Community colleges • This is an option for educators when the requested AIM is not available in the NIMAC nor at other AMPs • Ex: recently converted the Osborne’s Book of World Religions, 1995, to braille for a Wyoming elementary student

  12. Six AIM Trainings for Educators and Parents Created by Kathy McWhorter and based on the AIM Center trainings developed Joy Zabala Also added was the Accessible MS Word Document Design module to the series

  13. AIM Training Videos

  14. New AIM Trainings We will add six new trainings in 2013: • Apple iPad tablet accessibility features to support AIM (with a focus on 8–12 Apps) • Android tablet accessibility features to support AIM • Apple iMac accessibility features to support AIM • Windows 7/8 accessibility features to support AIM • Literacy software: an option for AIM e-text playback • DAISY DTB playback options

  15. AIM Collaboration • We collaborate with: • State AT Act Program – Wyoming AT Resources (WATR) • Professional Learning Community in AT (PLC-AT) • We provide free AIM/AT device loans to k12 educators through WATR • WATR staff are trained in NIMAS and AIM • AIM and WATR staff collaborate to develop state-wide presentations and events to increase outreach to Wyoming educators

  16. UWYO.EDU

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