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Welcome to the TRC Nineteenth Annual Meeting!
Thursday, June 27 • 2:15pm - 3:15pm
Accessible STEM Materials: Dream Becoming Reality

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Students facing significant reading barriers, such as a visual impairment or a physical or severe learning disability, need accessible educational materials. Bookshare (www.bookshare.org, a Benetech initiative), is a key source of accessible materials and is free for all qualified U.S. students. STEM materials, which rely heavily on graphics and math, are the most difficult to make accessible, but several Benetech initiatives are successfully addressing this challenge. Come and learn about these important initiatives for students with print disabilities.


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avatar for Matt Sauthoff M.Ed.

Matt Sauthoff M.Ed.

Outreach Coordinator for Accessible Books for Texas, Benetech / Bookshare / DIAGRAM
Email: matts@benetech.org I am passionate about getting books and learning material into accessible formats so that EVERYONE can fully participate in learning. I work with on the Accessible Books for Texas project, which is a Benetech project funded by the Texas Education Agency that provides on-the-ground... Read More →


Thursday June 27, 2013 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
Brazos - Main Floor

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