JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 1 Clearinghouse for Specialized Media & Translations (CSMT) Standards Curriculum Frameworks & Instructional Resources Division Curriculum, Learning & Accountability Branch California Department of Education FORMATS AND TOOLS
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JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Curriculum, Learning & Accountability BranchCalifornia Department of Education
FORMATS AND TOOLS
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FORMATS AND TOOLS
This presentation will cover the formats available to students with visual impairments as well as technical tools provided by CSMT.
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QUALIFIED STUDENTS
For a student to receive materials and services the students must have an active Individualized Education Program (IEP). Local decisions about the extent of these services vary.
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EDUCATION CODE
60240 – “The State Instructional Materials Fund…(c)1..encumber part of the funds to pay for accessible materials…”
60313 – “…shall maintain a clearinghouse-depository…for distribution of braille, large print, recordings, and other accessible versions of instructional materials.”
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VISUAL IMPAIRED FOCUS
All students with disabilities are provided materials necessary for their education. The focus of this presentation will be on the students who are visually impaired.
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LEGALLY BLIND
The first group of students to be discussed will be those with visual impairments and considered legally blind. We will provide information on qualifications and materials or devices available to this population.
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AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
QUALIFICATIONS
According to American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Federal Quota enrollment guidelines, to qualify as blind the student must have 20/200 in the better eye corrected, or a perceptive field less than 20%.
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SNELLEN or LOGMAREYE CHARTS
Traditionally, it has been common practice to use the Snellen Eye Chart. Recently there are a set of new charts called LogMar, or electronic charts. The advantage of the LogMar are the increments between 20/100 and 20/200 that are recognized by the office of Social Security used to statutorily define legal blindness.
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BRAILLE
The braille provided by the CSMT conforms to guidelines established by the Braille Authority of North America (BANA).
• Contracted braille for all grades• Interpoint (two-sided) except for math
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NINTH GRADE TOOL KIT
All Federal Quota registered students are eligible as ninth graders to receive a tool kit (up to $3,000)
– Taught to maintain tools– Taught to use effectively– Meet graduation/certificate
requirements set by the school and receive the tools
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VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Decisions regarding qualifications for services are local, and made by the IEP team. Generally speaking, the eye acuity and eye function are used to determine services and materials for
students who are visually impaired.
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RULE OF THUMB 20/70
In a majority of districts, students must have an acuity of 20/70 to qualify as visually impaired. Medical issues and eye conditions, other than acuity, are part of the decision in providing services.
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LARGE PRINT
The CSMT standard for large print is font size 20, and all graphics in color. Books are bound in ATTIC (same size as the textbook, but in multiple volumes) or enlarged book format (sometimes turned to landscape page set-up to reduce the number of pages/volumes).
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CCTV
Closed Captioned Television (CCTV) is used to magnify textbooks and other print materials. Software allows for navigation on the page. Several companies provide devices that range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars.
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MONOCULARS
Monocular is a class of hand-held devices that can be held over print of graphics to enlarge what is being viewed. New devices can take a picture of the information and provide larger font and text-to-speech software for the information to be played aloud.
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ELECTRONIC FILES
A variety of electronic files are available through CSMT to be used on computers and other assistive technology devices. Many of these can be downloaded from the Instructional Materials Ordering and Distribution System (IMODS).
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TEXT/PUBLISHER FILES
Publishers are required to provide the California Department of Education with electronic files to be made into specialized formats for students with print disabilities. We provide these files on IMODS. Publisher files are known as text files, e-text, or txt files.
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BRAILLE FILES
After a book has been transcribed the files are sent to the APH repository. If the books were made for California we put the files on IMODS. The files can be downloaded to computers or other devices and come as (either .abt or .brl) braille files.
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NIMAS FILES
In 2006, legislation was passed to create a national clearinghouse for publisher files. The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) files contain the text and graphics. CSMT has access to these files and can send them converted to schools as text files. This is especially helpful at the high school level, or while waiting for the book to be transcribed into braille.
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AUDIO FILES
Recorded versions of text, literature, and libraries are made available on a CD or can be downloaded to a computer or device. CSMT provides audio files using human voice as well as synthetic, computer voices, for some materials. Cassettes may also be used for schools still using that equipment.
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DEMONSTRATIONS
The following demonstrations will be provided:– Braille Note– Mobile Manager– Docking Station– Refreshabraille
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BRAILLE NOTE
Braille Note features• Word processor• Recorder 7 media player• Bluetooth and WIFI• Scientific calculator• Web browser and e-mail• Six-key or QWERTY keyboard• Daily planner and contact list
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MOBILE MANAGER
Also known as the Braille +• Record lectures or as a journal• Web browser; WIFI and Bluetooth• Create podcasts• Manage appointments, contacts• Built-in word processor• Play songs, hear books, videos• Transfer files to a PC• Braille six-key entry
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DOCKING STATION
QWERTY Docking Station• Lightweight, portable• Fold-out hand rest included• Fast entry for Mobile Manager• Contains all standard QWERTY keys
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