What's New

Congratulations to our new
PATINS UDL Pilot Sites!

Central Region
Zionsville MS
Cloverdale HS

NE Region
East Side MS, Anderson
Prince Chapman Academy MS, Ft. Wayne

NW Region
Logansport HS
Edgewood Elementary, Michigan City

SE Region
North HS, Columbus

SW Region
Dexter Elementary, Evansville

The Indiana Center for Accessible Materials (ICAM) is pleased to announce that the Indiana Center for Exceptional Learners' PATINS Project has entered into an agreement with Don Johnston, Inc. to provide Read:OutLoudUniversal Access, a digital text reader software program, to local educational agencies in Indiana. This statewide, unlimited license, agreement is available through the ICAM at no cost to Indiana local educational agencies.

Indiana's education administrators, general and special education teachers, and families will find the Read:OutLoud Universal Access software to be of particular importance to print disabled students who need access to a variety of digital alternate formats of standard print instructional material.

This statewide initiative is intended to assist local educational agencies as they strive to support the individual reading accommodations needed for students. The unlimited licensing of the product will enable your district the greatest amount of flexibility in providing reading related accommodations to your students at school and at home. The license includes Take-Home Rights allowing the software to be provided for home use.

Click here for the complete announcement and frequently asked questions.

2008 PATINS State Conference
Accessing the Curriculum
November 10th & 11th, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center

Keynote Speakers

Jim Fruchterman
Benetech President and CEO
"Raising the Floor: Accessible Content and
Technology for all People with Disabilities"

Donald J. Leu
Director of The New Literacies Research Lab
at the University of Connecticut
He is also a member of the
Board of Directors of the International
Reading Association
"New Definitions for Accessible Materials
and Success: The New Literacies of Online
Reading Comprehension"

Conference Booklet available here!

Pictures from the conference available here!

Seating for Task Performance
A two day workshop

Presented by:
Karen M. Kangas OTR/L

December 10th & 11th, 2008
Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. EST
Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Emergency Services Educational Center (ESEC)
700 N. High School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46214
Directions: http://www.wayne.k12.in.us/esec/esecmap.htm

Click here for additional information.

This two-day workshop is now full.
You can still register but will be put on a waiting list.
You will be notified if a space opens up.
Click here to register online.

Questions? Email Glenda Thompson, Project Planner
glenda.thompson@wayne.k12.in.us

APRIL 16, 2009

PATINS sponsored:
TECH EXPO
Junior Achievement Building
Indianapolis, IN
FREE!
Details to follow!

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
Implementation in Six Local Education Agencies
This In Depth Policy Analysis begins with a working definition of UDL that incorporates the theoretical framework developed by CAST and the architectural concepts of universal design described by the Center for Universal Design. UDL is defined as the "proactive design of curricula (including learning goals, instructional methods and materials, and assessments) that are accessible and usable by all students with little or no need for additional accommodations and are compatible with available assistive technology." Staff from six local educational agencies in five states were interviewed to gather information about UDL practices, successes and challenges.

Sylvan Dell Publishing Announces Educational Resource Grant
This grant is for a free, one-year (school year 2008/2009), site license (value $599) providing unlimited access to all 35 (soon to be 45) Sylvan Dell eBooks, featuring flipviewer technology with selectable English and Spanish text and audio. The license can be used on all school computers and may be placed on secure school websites, enabling students and their families to login and have access from their homes.
http://www.sylvandellpublishing.com/ResourceGrant.htm