A weekly half hour chat focused on improving access to education for PK-12 students through the use of Accessible Educational Materials (AEM), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Assistive Technology (AT).
Who's w/ us this evening? Please introduce yourself. Don't forget to use the hashtag #PatinsIcam for each tweet, or you will be talking to yourself!#PatinsIcam
Welcome AEM-STARS! Daniel here...Director of @PATINSPROJECT, former para, SpEd Teacher, AT Coordinator, Behavior Therapist and excited to hear about accessible materials tonight! #PatinsIcam
I forgot to introduce myself! I’m a Deaf/HH and multiple and severe disabilities teacher. I started to learn about AEM when I started doing inclusion several years ago. #PatinsIcam
A1: They've got a webpage with a bunch of resources and contact info for three friendly specialists who can help you whenever you need it https://t.co/mAWy0BDoI8#PatinsIcam
A1: They've got a webpage with a bunch of resources and contact info for three friendly specialists who can help you whenever you need it https://t.co/mAWy0BDoI8#PatinsIcam
Answer to Q1 it’s the Indiana Accesible Materials! Here to assist educators with giving the students the best way to access their school materials #PatinsIcam
A1: ICAM is the Indiana Center for Accessible Materials; where Specialized Formats of core materials can be obtained at no cost for Ss with Print Disabilities in Indiana. #PatinsIcam
A2: Having people hand hold you through the process of obtaining accessible materials is SO helpful. I know from experience that you are in good hands with @mwhammond1@ss4122 and @cepatins with the ICAM! #PatinsIcam
A2: I WISH I had known about the ICAM when I was still in the classroom. I can name multiple students who would have benefitted from digital curriculum materials! #PatinsIcam
Mosby is probably nicer than me most days! He loves sunbathing and helping me lesson plan. New to accessible materials so he wanted to join #patinsicam
Answer to Q1 it’s the Indiana Accesible Materials! Here to assist educators with giving the students the best way to access their school materials #PatinsIcam
A3: AEM are specialized formats of curricular content that can be used by and with print-disabled learners and include Braille, audio, large print, and digital text. Such materials have historically been referred to as AEM (Accessible Educational Materials). #PatinsIcam
A4: Not all students can access typical printed text due to a range of needs like blindness, low vision, an organic dysfunction like dyslexia, and physical disabilities #PatinsIcam
And more historically (relatively speaking) know as Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM).
Quick fix while typing fast no doubt..."learners with print disabilities."
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This is absolutely the most important part. Finding individual brilliance while providing the mode that allows the student to REACH it! We ALL want to be independent! #PatinsIcam
2) student has a physical disability that prevents them from managing a textbook, turning pages, etc., or has a lack of stamina for sitting up for required periods; #PatinsIcam
Answer to Q4. It is important to provide AEM to students because without it we are basically giving them materials in another language they’ve never seen before #PatinsIcam
Yes, I'd say that's pretty fair, in a highly technical sense. DRMs CURRENTLY place the requests and then unlock the Specialized Formats when received. #PatinsIcam
Answer to Q4. It is important to provide AEM to students because without it we are basically giving them materials in another language they’ve never seen before #PatinsIcam
A7: Your DRM(s) are the ones who will place the order or sign off on your order for your Ss. They are the only ones who can facilitate this process due to copyright - the Chafee law #PatinsIcam
A7: Because it is great to have a highly trained educator at the helm of making appropriate education happen. Even more so schools need to have a formal system in place so that EVERYONE knows how to contact the DRM for help! #PatinsIcam
A8: The school corporation is still responsible for providing accessible materials if they are not available through ICAM. These materials must be either purchased or created by the school corporation. The ICAM can provide guidance. #PatinsIcam
A8: Totes ma-goats! If a student struggles with visual decoding and/or comprehension, auditory text may be the best way to make the curriculum accessible. I found out today that some high school textbooks are read aloud by random wonderful people on YouTube! #PatinsIcam
A8: YES, YES, YES... qualification or not under the Chafee Amendment, in NO WAY, alleviates a school district's responsibility to provide accessible materials to ALL Ss. #PatinsIcam
