An APH Products Primer featuring Patrick the APH Products Point Person Presented by Kerry Isham, APH Field Services Representative

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APH offers a wide assortment of educational products for individuals who are blind and visually impaired.

Patrick the APH Products Point Person is here to tell you all about them. http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=44&TopicID=189&SubTopicID=4 http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=44&TopicID=189&SubTopicID=4

Most APH Products can fall into two basic categories: Most APH Products can fall into two basic categories: - Products for the Core Curriculum - Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum Products shown: Core Curriculum – Number Line Device, Geometro Student Workbook Kit. ECC – Tactile Town, Transition Tote System - Revised

What exactly is the difference between these two important categories?

First let’s consider the core curriculum…

In other words, the core curriculum is the basic information that we would expect any and all students to master in school before moving ahead. Product shown: Address Earth: Large Print Atlas

Let’s check back with Patrick… The Core Curriculum - English and Language Arts, Including Foreign Languages - Mathematics Science and Health Social Studies Fine Arts - Business and Voc Education - Physical Education The Core Curriculum - English and Language Arts, Including Foreign Languages - Mathematics Science and Health Social Studies Fine Arts - Business and Voc Education - Physical Education

Let’s look at some APH products that address the needs of the Core Curriculum English Language Arts & Other Languages Products shown: Building on Patterns, Word Playhouse All Aboard! The Sight Word Activity Express Building on Patterns

Products for the Core Curriculum - Mathematics Venn Diagram Template Kit Products shown: Venn Diagram Template Kit, Number Line Device, Focus in Math Kit Geometro Cones and Cylinders Kit Numberline Device

Products for the Core Curriculum - Science Azer’s Periodic Table Products shown: Life Science Tactile Graphics, Azer’s Periodic Table of the Elements Kit, DNA Twist Life Science Tactile Graphics Touch, Label and Learn Human Skeleton

Products for the Core Curriculum – Health & Physical Education Products shown: Rib-It Ball, Walk/Run for Fitness Kit, Games for People with Sensory Impairments Rib-It Ball

Products for the Core Curriculum – Fine Arts Products shown: The Draftsman, Time for Art The Draftsman

Products for the Core Curriculum – Social Studies Map Study I Kit: Maps Represent Real Places Address Earth, Section 2: Large Print Atlas Products shown: Address Earth – Large Print Atlas – Section 2, Map Study I Kit: Maps Represent Real Places, U.S. and Canada Tactile Print Atlas U.S. and Canada Tactile Print Atlas

Products for the Core Curriculum – Business & Vocational Ed. Products shown: Foldrite Letter Folding Tool, The Impressor Foldrite Letter Folding Tool The Impressor

In addition to the core curriculum, a student who is blind or visually impaired needs to work harder and more deliberately than his or her peers when it comes to understanding and navigating the world outside of this basic scholarly material – and this is what is covered in the E X P A N D E D Core Curriculum.

So, how do we define expanded core curriculum?

What subjects make up the Expanded Core Curriculum? - Compensatory or functional academic skills, including communication modes - Orientation and mobility - Social interaction skills - Independent living skills - Recreation and leisure skills - Career education/transition - Assistive technology - Sensory efficiency skills - Self-determination Expanded Core Curriculum - Compensatory or functional academic skills, including communication modes - Orientation and mobility - Social interaction skills - Independent living skills - Recreation and leisure skills - Career education/transition - Assistive technology - Sensory efficiency skills - Self-determination

Let’s look at some APH products that address the needs of the Expanded Core Curriculum. Compensatory or Functional Academic Skills, Including Communication Modes PermaBraille Sheets Products shown: PermaBraille Sheets, APH Light-Touch Perkins Brailler, 4 X 6 Interpoint Braille Slate APH Light-Touch Perkins Brailler 4 X 6 Interpoint Braille Slate

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Orientation & Mobility O&M Tactile Graphics Products shown: O&M Tactile Graphics, O&M Family Booklet Software, Picture Maker Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit Picture Maker Wheatley Tactile Diagramming Kit O&M Family Booklet Software

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Social Interaction Skills Products shown: Getting to Know You Kit, EZ Track Calendar: A Low Vision Appointment Book & Calendar EZ Track Calendar: A Low Vision Appointment Book and Calendar Getting to Know You Kit

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Independent Living Skills Products shown: Colorino, EZ Fill Pouring Aid Colorino EZ Fill Pouring Aid

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Recreation & Leisure Skills Toodle Tiles Products shown: Web Chase, Toodle Tiles, Everybody Plays Web Chase Everybody Plays

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Career Education & Transition Products shown: K-FAST: Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test, Transition Tote System - Revised K-Fast: Kaufman Functional Academic Skills Test Transition Tote System, Revised

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Use of Assistive Technology VideoMag HD Products shown: Book Port Plus, Miniguide US, Visiobook Book Port Plus Miniguide US

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Sensory Efficiency Skills Products shown: Giant Textured Beads and Pattern-Matching Cards, Digital Light Box Artwork Giant Textured Beads and Pattern Matching Cards Digital Light Box Artwork

Products for the Expanded Core Curriculum – Self-Determination Products: Going Places, Reach for the Stars – Planning for the Future Reach for the Stars, Planning for the Future Going Places

But how can my child or student benefit from these products But how can my child or student benefit from these products? Do I have to buy them all myself? That could get very costly.

The short answer to this question is: Federal Quota The Federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind was enacted by Congress in 1879. This act is a means for providing adapted educational materials to eligible students who meet the definition of blindness. An annual registration of eligible students determines a per capita amount of money designated for the purchase of educational materials produced by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). These funds are credited to Federal Quota accounts which are maintained and administered by APH and its Ex Officio Trustees throughout the country. http://www.aph.org/federal-quota/what-is-federal-quota/

How federal quota funding for a product is determined: Products offered by APH through the Federal Quota program must be: specially developed or adapted to meet instructional needs of individuals who are blind/visually impaired commercially unavailable at the time of development manufactured by APH or with APH specifications designed for use by students younger than college- level who are blind or visually impaired, or for service providers working with such students available in the United States exclusively from APH http://www.aph.org/fedquotpgm/criteria.html http://www.aph.org/federal-quota/

So… Federal quota funds can be used to purchase many of the APH products for Core Curriculum and Expanded Core Curriculum needs. Talk to one of your state APH Ex Officio Trustees to find out more.

Here’s Patrick again…

“Over 75% of our new products are the result of your suggestions “Over 75% of our new products are the result of your suggestions. And the remaining 25% of new products, submitted by APH staff, are the direct result of listening to your needs, and then submitting product ideas based on those needs.” -- Ralph Bartley, APH Director of Research, 2010 Annual Research Report

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Do You Have Product Feedback or a Product Idea Do You Have Product Feedback or a Product Idea? Go to this URL and tell us about it! http://www.aph.org/products/product-ideas/ Kerry Isham, Field Services Representative kisham@aph.org