A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program Mike Bastine ATPC Director An Electronic Text and Braille production center supporting students with print related disabilities

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 2 OUTLINE  General Overview  Fee For Service  Prison Partnerships

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 3 HISTORY  Office of Civil Rights (OCR) review & report  Assembly Bill 422  State Chancellor’s office Response

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 4 HISTORY  AB 422 – Publishers required to provide Electronic Textbooks (E- Text) to California public colleges at no cost

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 5 HISTORY  California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Actions Ed Code & guidelines Budget Change Proposal RFA for statewide center(s)

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 6 The first publicly funded, system-wide resource dedicated to serving the alternate text needs of the largest post- secondary educational system in the world…The CA Community College System

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 7 MISSION To assist the California Community Colleges in meeting their obligation to provide students with disabilities equal access to print and electronic information

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 8 GOALS  Timeliness  Accuracy  Appropriate Medium

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 9  Student Populations Served Visually impaired Learning disabled Acquired brain injured Mobility impaired CUSTOMER PROFILE

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 10  113 *CCC Accounts  50,000 Alternate Media Requests  Braille & Tactile Documents  15,000+ Books Cataloged  30+ Training and Assistance Forums  40+ Fee For Service Projects OVERALL PERFORMANCE

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 11 PRODUCTS & SERVICES  Catalog  Training and Assistance  E-Text (Electronic Text)  Braille

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 12 PRODUCTS & SERVICES  Catalog Secure login Accessible Search Capability File transfer/download links

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 13 PRODUCTS & SERVICES  Training and Assistance Tutorial CDs Workshops Advisory Groups Listservs Affiliations Partnerships

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 14 E-TEXT FORMATS  TIFF- Graphics only  PDF - Adobe  DOC- Word File  DTB - Digital Talking Books DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) MP3 – Media Player

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 15 E-TEXT PROFILE  Personnel Resources Independent Contractors  Publisher Requests  Database Management  Product Delivery Student Workers, HS Volunteers, Prison Inmates  Edit  Format  Proof

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program REQUIRED BOOK INFORMATION  Correct ISBN Number  Title  Author  Publisher  Book Edition  Publication Date  Student ID  Term and Year (e.g. Fall 09)  Term Start Date (e.g. 09/03/09)  Course and Number (e.g. PSHCH 1A)  E-Text File Format Desired 16

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 17 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 18 Sandy Greenberg ATPC Braille Coordinator & Mary Denault ATPC Senior Braille Formatter The Importance of Quality Braille

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 19 BRAILLE FORMATS  Braille Types Literary Nemeth (Mathematics) Chemistry Foreign Language Music Computer Science

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 20 IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER  English Grammar Sentence Diagramming Diacritics MLA Handbook (writing structure) Spelling

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 21 IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER  Foreign Language Pronunciation Spelling and sentence structure Syllable breaks

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 22 IMPORTANCE OF BRAILLE TO A BRAILLE READER  Mathematics Spatial arrangements Concept building Graph reading Step-by-step solving of problems Higher level math complexity

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 23 ACCURACY AND QUALITY What are the standards for quality Braille?  Certified transcribers  Braille specifications and standards  Proofread Braille  College-level production experience  Custom production for students

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 24 EXPERIENCED BRAILLE TRANSCRIBERS  Braille Codes and Types Certified Literary  Foreign Language (specialized)  Computer (specialized) Certified Nemeth (mathematics)  Science  Chemistry (specialized) Certified Music

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 25 CERTIFIED TRANSCRIBERS  Braille Codes and Types Library of Congress Certificates in Literary, Nemeth, and Music Braille Code

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 26 TACTILES  Collage Thermoform  Swelltouch Microcapsule  Tiger

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 27 EXPERIENCED TACTILE ARTISTS  Simplify concepts  Trained artists  Established guidelines  Understand illustration keys  Consistent standards

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 28 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 29 FEE FOR SERVICE Products for Non-CA Community Colleges Non-interference / No Competition for CCC Resources Established Cost Schedule Rates

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 30 FEE FOR SERVICE E-Text  Sign & fax agreement  Do not request bundle ISBNs  Research for the actual publisher  hp hp  Check for existing E-Text – atpc.net  Request equation text books early  Provide syllabus  One chapter per week  Contact

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 31 FEE FOR SERVICE Braille  Hard copy textbook  Timeline syllabus  Check for existing Braille Alternate Text Production Catalog – atpc.net APH Louis Database - louis.aph.org/catalog/CategoryInfo Braille Jymico - Braillejymico.com Listserve –  Contact

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 32  Avenal & Ironwood State Prisons ATPC: Minimum Cost Production Resource  E-Text Formatters  Braille Transcribers  Tactile Graphic Artist Inmates: Valuable Training  Vocational Skills  Wages  Parole PRISON PARTNERSHIPS

A LTERNATE T EXT P RODUCTION C ENTER A California Community College Program 33 QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Contact info: BRAILLE - E-TEXT -