Welcome

The PATINS Project is an Indiana Department of Education/Division of Student Learning/Office of
Differentiated Learners assistive technology systems change initiative. The project is made up of
five regional sites. Listed below are the coordinators from each site and their location.

Jeff Bond	Central PATINS Indianapolis, IN	317-227-8544
Tina Jones	SE PATINS Madison, IN	812-265-3989
Jim Lambert	NW PATINS Crown Point, IN	219-662-6939
Daniel McNulty	NE PATINS Columbia City, IN	800-669-4565
Sandy Stabenfeldt	SW PATINS Evansville, IN	812-435-8384

Vicki Hershman is the PATINS State Project Director and is located in Indianapolis, IN.

Glenda Thompson is the PATINS State Planner and is located in Indianapolis, IN.

The project is designed to impact both the organizational capacities of local public schools
and the professional capabilities of school staff in the delivery of assistive technology services
and the implementation of Universal Design for Learning Principles.

PATINS has established lending libraries at each of our five operational sites. Equipment,
software, videos, and print materials are available to public school staff for preview and evaluation
purposes. In addition, PATINS offers workshops, both onsite and offsite, and offers technical
assistance to local school personnel on specific devices.

PATINS also provides refurbished computer technology to qualifying public schools for use with
disabled, disadvantaged, and/or at-risk students.

The Mission of PATINS is to provide access to technology tools and instruction on Universal
Design for Learning, so every student can participate and progress within the general curriculum.

The PATINS Project supports the Indiana Part B State Performance Plan through the Indiana
Department of Education/Division of Student Learning/Office of Differentiated Learners.

 

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PATINS 2010 Tech Expo
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Junior Achievement Building of
Central IN, Inc.
7435 North Keystone Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46240
NO REGISTRATION COST!

Click here for Informational Flyer.

Click here to Register!

Vendor Informational Letter

Vendor Exhibit Hall Registration Form

Call for Papers Informational Letter

Call for Papers Registration Form

 

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ICAM is pleased to announce that the Indiana Center for Exceptional Learners' PATINS Project has entered into an additional year's agreement with Don Johnston Incorporated to provide a new version of the Read:OutLoud text reader.  Many enhancements have been made to the software to make it easier to install, use and implement efficiently and effectively.  This statewide, unlimited license, agreement is available through the ICAM at no cost to Indiana local education agencies (LEAs).

As the national accessible instructional materials repositories continue to grow through the collection of more and more textbooks and materials, so then does the accountability for LEAs to provide these materials to students in a timely manner - hence the need for you to adopt and implement the tool the state has purchased to make these materials available to the widest range of students.

Read:OutLoud 6 text reader software will assist administrators, regular and special education teachers and families in providing access to a variety of digital alternate formats of standard print instructional materials.  This statewide initiative is intended to assist LEAs as they strive to support the individual reading accommodations needed for students.  The unlimited licensing of the software will enable your district the greatest amount of flexibility in providing reading related accommodations to your students at school and at home because the license includes "take-home" rights for students - installation and use of the software at home. Adoption of this tool will ultimately expedite access to the general education curriculum for all students.

Watch the ICAM web site www.icam.k12.in.us for training opportunities and materials.  For on-site training opportunities please contact your Regional Site Coordinator who can speak with you regarding on-site training opportunities.

Don Johnston is hosting free webinars during January, February and March on Read:OutLoud. These free webinars will be offered on January 26th and 27^th, February 3^rd, 12^th, 17^th, 26^th, and March 2nd. Please click here for additional information and registration.

Don Johnston also has great one minute videos on using Read:OutLoud. Check them out here!

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Click here for the new ICAM (Indiana Center for Accessible Materials) website.

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*NEW*

We have added a PATINS Lending Library Review Forum.

Click here to access.  Then click sign guestbook to add
your thoughts.

Let us know what works or what doesn't work.
Share your success or failure stories.
Tell others how the features of a particular piece of equipment are
meeting your student's specific educational/functional needs.

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The PATINS Project is now in Second Life!
Click here for more information!

We are proud to announce a presentation in Second Life. Mr. David Davis will be presenting "Virtual Instruction and Assessment Environments: Addressing 21st Century Skills for Students with Disabilities." Mr. Davis is a respected national level speaker from the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS). There will be no cost for this presentation and it will be offered on March 4, 2010 at 3:30 (EST) on the PATINS Project Island in Second Life. Please click here for more information.

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