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    AEM Takeaway: Defining the term

    National AEM Center at CAST, 2023

    Build an understanding of what accessibility is and why it is important to have a common understanding of accessibility, especially when working with students with disabilities who require accessible materials and technologies.

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    AEM Takeaway: Defining Accessible Formats. Spotlight: Crystal Patrick, Consultant for Visual Impairment, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

    National AEM Center at CAST, 2023

    Build an understanding of what accessible formats are and how they can be used to break down barriers with print and digital text based materials for eligible students.

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    AEM Takeaway: Defining Accessible Formats. Spotlight: Crystal Patrick, Consultant for Visual Impairment, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

    National AEM Center at CAST, 2024

    The National Instructional Materials Access Center supports K-12 students who require braille and other accessible formats by providing states with a national source file repository to help expedite the production of these formats. In this video, you will explore the basics of NIMAC and develop a better understanding of the process.

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    AEM Takeaway: NIMAS 101. Spotlight: Rachel Shultz: Accessible Educational Materials Specialist, OCALI

    National AEM Center at CAST, 2024

    The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) is a special source file format that is used to produce a range of accessible formats on behalf of K-12 students with vision impairments and/or print disabilities.

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    AEM Takeaway: NIMAS Procurment. Spotlight: Crystal Patrick: NIMAC Coordinator, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

    National AEM Center at CAST, 2024

    Under IDEA 2004, the authority to require publishers to send files to the NIMAC is entirely in the hands of customers—states and districts. Instructional materials procurement is central to ensuring that the NIMAC will have the files for the materials your students need, when they need them.

  • Photo collage of people working with machines, taking notes, and exploring with microscopes

    Advanced technology programs at postsecondary institutions can't recruit high school students fast enough to keep up with the demand for expertly trained technicians. CAST, along with community college and technical institution partners, are addressing the barriers students face in these programs to increase the diversity of the talent pool for technical careers.

  • Cover of the UDL Progression Rubric

    How do you measure progress in putting the UDL Guidelines into practice? This 8 page rubric from Katie Novak & Kristan Rodriguez can help. For each guideline and checkpoint, the authors identify teacher progress as Emerging, Proficient, and Progressing toward Expert Practice.

  • CAST logo surrounded by purple waves

    When the coronavirus pandemic hit, CAST was well positioned to help educators at all levels plan and implement remote and online learning that works for everyone. We’ve been working for years on inclusive learning design for home and off-campus learners.

  • Students paper prototyping during the app design challenge event

    Learn about CAST's Collaborative Learning App Design Challenge, an innovative, hands-on learning experience made possible by the Anne Meyer & David Rose Founders' Fund for Innovation.

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    The 7th Annual CAST UDL Symposium: The Future Designed | Colorful waves over graph paper with dotted line shapes

    Wednesday, July 28 – Friday, July 30, 2021

    A virtual learning and networking experience filled with conversations that elevate our thinking around UDL and the future designed.

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