Thursday, September 15 & Friday, September 16, 2005
Westin Park Central Hotel, Dallas, Texas
Thursday, September 15
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast (Covingtons Room)
8:00 AM
Introductions and Agenda Overview
- Greetings from OSEP – Bonnie Jones
- NIMAS Centers Update – Chuck Hitchcock, David Rose, Skip Stahl
8:45 AM
NIMAS in IDEA 2004: Proposed Recommendations and Comments
- Impressions from AFB – Mary Ann Siller
- Impressions from ATIA – Jessica Brodey
9:30 AM
Supporting NIMAS Implementation
- Publisher Needs – Steve Driesler, AAP
- State Needs – Bill East, NASDSE
10:15 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM
NIMAS Subgroup Discussion Item Goals – Skip Stahl, CAST
11:00 AM
NIMAS Development Committee Subgroups Breakout I
12:00 Noon
LUNCH (Covingtons)
12:45 PM
NIMAS Subgroup Mid-day Reporting (Covingtons)
1:30 PM
NIMAS Development Committee Subgroups Breakout II
- Policy & Commerce – Chuck Hitchcock (Covingtons)
- Technology – Skip Stahl (Benbrook)
- Pedagogy – David Rose (Lavon)
3:00 PM
BREAK
3:15 PM
NIMAS Subgroup Final Reporting (Covingtons)
4:45 PM
Summary and Wrap-up
Friday, September 16
7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast (Covingtons Room)
8:00 AM
Action Item Discussion – Chuck Hitchcock, David Rose, Skip Stahl
9:00 AM
Action Item Priority Ranking – Committee
10:15 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM
Action Item Assignments – Skip Stahl, Committee
12:00 Noon
LUNCH
NIMAS Development Committee Subgroup Action Items
Policy & Commerce
- Discussion Item 1 – Educate publishers and state agencies about the benefits of "opting in" to the NIMAC.
- Discussion Item 2 – Facilitate a "market solution" for accessible textbooks.
- Discussion Item 3 – What exemplars, presentations and documents are needed to facilitate Items 1 and 2?
Technology
- Discussion Item 1 – Suggest procedures to align NIMAS to DAISY/NISO Z39.86.
- Discussion Item 2 – Expand the availability of DAISY creation tools and DTB reader technologies.
- Discussion Item 3 – Support standardization (and NIMAS adoption) of math and science markup.
Pedagogy
- Discussion Item 1 – Address the requirement that all students with print disabilities receive accessible instructional materials in a timely manner. Consider and define best practices for curriculum design and instructional materials, building upon NIMAS to enhance functionality.
- Discussion Item 2 – Broaden the range of materials to be provided: What are "related instructional materials"? Broaden the content to include math, science and other subjects.
- Discussion Item 3 – Expand educator awareness of the benefits of flexible and accessible instructional materials.
