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  • Webinar
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    2:00PM – 3:00PM ET on Tuesday, June 11, 2019

    A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is meant to provide a standard format for vendors to report the extent to which a digital material or technology product meets accessibility standards. Despite recent updates meant to streamline the VPAT and make it easier to use, the VPAT remains a highly technical document. In this webinar, we will discuss the benefits and limitations of the VPAT and then walk you through an exemplar VPAT as we provide tips for what to look for in each section when interpreting a VPAT from a vendor.

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    D. Carl, et al., 2021

    Learn about the places in the IEP where it might be appropriate to refer to a students' use of accessible educational materials and technologies.

  • Presentation
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    2:20PM – 3:20PM ET on Thursday, January 30, 2020

    Get to know the AEM Pilot, a free, web-based teaching, self-assessment and progress monitoring tool for school districts. In this session, you and your fellow passengers will be guided through the tool, and coaching on how the AEM Pilot can be used in your own settings will also be included.

  • Many students with disabilities encounter barriers when using text-based materials, whether in print or digital. Learn about the actions that need to be taken so that learners who need accessible formats of these materials receive them with high quality and in a timely manner.

  • Webinar
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    3:00PM – 4:00PM ET on Thursday, May 9, 2019

    The Quality Indicators for the Provision of Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) can be used by faculty, IT, instructional designers, administrators, and others at higher ed institutions to self-assess and map improvements of course material accessibility. Join a discussion with a panel of higher ed professionals who have experience with many of the Critical Components of the Quality Indicators. To get the most out of the webinar, we recommend previewing the Quality Indicators (http://aem.cast.org/policies/quality-indicators-provision-aem.html) and the Higher Education Critical Components (http://aem.cast.org/policies/higher-education-critical-components.html).

  • Webinar
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    2:00PM – 3:30PM ET on Tuesday, April 26, 2022

    In this interactive webinar, participants will engage with the AEM Center's Quality Indicators and learn how Virginia Tech and the University of Maine System are using them to improve systemic accessibility.

  • Presentation
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    3:10PM – 4:00PM ET on Wednesday, October 21, 2020

    Join us to learn tips and tricks from our experts including gaining a better understanding of how to increase accessibility for all participants and users, including those with disabilities.

  • Find sample language and guidance you can adapt to communicate accessibility requirements in RFPs, Instructional Materials Adoption and contracts.

  • Podcast
    The Accessible Learning Experience | CAST, Illustrations of a microphone, sound waves, digital text, and wifi

    National AEM Center at CAST, 2022

    In this episode, our friends from Step Up AT explain how they are addressing the challenge of building capacity for the effective use of AT in the diverse settings where young children with disabilities and their families receive services.

  • Numbered circle: 3. Acquire

    Learn about three options for acquiring accessible formats for your learners once it has been determined that they need them: accessible media producers, publishers and local conversion.

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