DIGITAL TALKING BOOKS a TUTORIAL _______________________

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DIGITAL TALKING BOOKSa TUTORIAL_________________
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• The Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and
  Translations (CSMT) presents a tutorial to inform
  the public about our Digital Talking Books (DTB).

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The Clearinghouse for Specialized Media
Translations (CSMT) Curriculum Frameworks
Instructional Resources Division,
Curriculum Instruction Branch,
California Department of Education.

• 1430 N Street, Suite 3207
• Sacramento, CA 95814
• 916-445-5103

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• Our Mission
• The mission of the CSMT is to make learning
  resources and learning environments accessible
  and meaningful to students with disabilities.

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General Curriculum

• Federal legislation, including the Individuals
  with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the No
  Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB), mandate
  access to general curricula for pupils with
  disabilities.

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What Are Digital Talking Books?__________________
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• A DTB is a book on a CD with user controls
  which allows the material to become accessible to
  the student with disabilities (SWD).

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Which Books Become DTBs?_______________________

• Eventually, all K-8 books in all curricular
  areas, adopted by the State Board of Education,
  will be made into accessible DTBs. In addition,
  all local adoptions for grades 9-12 will become
  DTBs. We hope also to have all literature
  collections in this DTB format over time.

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How Do You Play A DTB?_______________________

• Each CD distributed by CSMT will contain free
  downloadable players. We currently include TAB,
  AMIS, and we are looking at software for Apple
  products.

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DTB Features_______________________

• In addition to the DTB which has user files the
  DTBs contain
• Braille files
• PDF files
• eTEXT files

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User Control

• In order to facilitate access by pupils with
• disabilities who are progressing in the general
• curriculum, to the extent technologically
  feasible,
• a DTB allows the user to control
• Font sizing of text and of images
• Speed, pitch and volume of the voices
• Two voices text dialogue
• Book marking to the word/page/chapter/unit
• Background colors and/or contrast,
• Without modification of content)

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Visit CSMT on the Webhttp//csmt.cde.ca.gov/____
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• Instructional Materials Ordering and Distribution
  System (IMODS)
• State Adoptions in Special Media for Students
  with Disabilities
• American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
  Federal Quota Products
• Braille-N-Teach List Service
• Access to Curriculum List Service (ACLS)
• APH Louis Database of Accessible Media
• Braille Reimbursement Program
• Low Vision Reimbursement Program
• Reader Services for Blind Teachers

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CSMT Contacts_______________________

• Jonn Paris-Salb CSMT Manager
• 916-323-2202 jparissalb_at_cde.ca.gov
• Olga Cid Reimbursement Programs
• 916-319-0959 ocid_at_cde.ca.gov
• Kelli Cornejo Digital Talking Books (DTB)
• 916-323-4737 kcornejo_at_cde.ca.gov
• Georgia Marty Large Print and Braille
  Coordinator
• 916-323-6936 gmarty_at_cde.ca.gov
• Steven Parker IMODS, APH Federal Quota Orders
• 916-322-4051 sparker_at_cde.ca.gov
• Nancy Gaffney APH Federal Quota Orders
• 916-323-1329 ngaffney_at_cde.ca.gov
• Steve Yee List Services, Contracts
• 916-445-1843 syee_at_cde.ca.gov
• Paul Barth Technical Assistance (computer help)
• 916-323-4735 pbarth_at_cde.ca.gov
• Peter Jarvis Warehouse
• 916-373-3193 pjarvis_at_cde.ca.gov
• Susan Hardesty CSMT Office