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 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND (APH)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND (APH) This tutorial is being provided by the Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Translations (CSMT). We will present information about the APH instructional materials and devices available to students in California.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 OUR MISSION The mission of the CSMT is to make learning resources and learning environments accessible and meaningful to students with disabilities.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 CSMT and APH? CSMT is responsible for the Federal Quota funds distributed by the US government to the legally blind in California. We record and verify all census records, distribute the funds, and account for money spent on APH products.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 5 ACT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND In 1879 Congress passed the Act to Promote Education for the Blind. APH was designated the organization to develop, produce, and distribute educational materials for blind students.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 6 APH FUNDING Each year Congress allocates an amount given to APH. States are required to conduct an annual census to determine the number of qualified legally blind students. This number is divided by the amount allocated, and that money is sent to the states.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE Each account for APH has a trustee overseeing the funding allocations. These trustees also serve on the APH board to make recommendations and to advise APH of the needs of blind students.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 8 CALIFORNIA TRUSTEES California Department of Education (CDE) –Jonn Paris-Salb –Public and Private Schools California School for the Blind –Stuart Wittenstein Braille Institute –Nancy Neibrugge Orientation for the Blind –Anthony Candela

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 9 CALIFORNIA TOTALS California adds the total of the California School for the Blind, Braille Institute, and Orientation for the Blind to the numbers of students in the CDE census. The total enrollment for California in 2009 was 6,142.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 10 WHAT PRODUCTS ARE APH? APH offers many products in their catalog. The range of materials includes books in Braille and large print, to manipulatives and devices. There is a product catalog available on the APH Accessible Catalogue Download Center Web page at (Outside Source)

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 11 LOUIS DATABASE The Louis Database lists all books available in braille and large print. There are over 180,000 titles listed from agencies across the country. To search for a book, please go to the APH File Repository Information Web page at (Outside Source).

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 12 APH RESOURCES In addition to APH books, the following is available on their Web site –Tactile Image Library –Electronic downloads (brl and rtf) –Medical information and research articles of eye conditions –Recording studios

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 TACTILE GRAPHICS LIBRARY The Tactile Graphics Library is an electronic storage of hundreds of graphics for math, science, maps, and other shapes that can be downloaded. All of these graphics were contributed by transcribers to save time by sharing resources.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 ELECTRONIC DOWNLOADS When a book is transcribed by any transcriber the braille files are sent to APH. A teacher needing a file from the APH repository may request a file to be added to IMODS. CSMT obtains the file and makes it available for download. Send requests by to

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 15 MEDICAL RESEARCH Medical articles and other research articles pertaining to the blind can also be found on the APH Web site at (Outside Source). Trends in treatment and diagnosis are provided for educators and those in the medical and educational fields.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 16 RECORDING STUDIOS APH has several recording studios on site to provide readings of books, articles, and other literature of interest to the blind population. These recordings can be downloaded by individuals or agencies.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 GETTING APH PRODUCTS Using the Instructional Materials Ordering and Distribution System (IMODS) at CSMT, educators can order materials for qualified students.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 18 REGISTERING FOR IMODS To register for IMODS, please download the New Account Form, found on the CDE CSMT Web page at This form must be signed by an administrator and faxed to CSMT.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 19 To learn more about IMODS, please go to the CDE CSMT home page at MORE ON IMODS

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 CSMT Contacts Jonn Paris-Salb: Education Administrator 1 – Kelli Cornejo: Production Manager – Peter Jarvis: Warehouse Manager – Olga Cid: Education program Consultant – Georgia Marty: Duplication & Distribution – Steven Parker: IMODS, Large Print – James Morrison: APH Orders, Federal Quota – Steve Yee: Contracts & List Services –