LINKS TO RELATED WEBSITES
Internet links to some of the websites that contain information related to the ATPC's mission or products/services are listed below.
AccessText Network
AccessText is a membership exchange
network that facilitates and supports the nationwide delivery of alternative textbooks to Higher Education students.
http://www.accesstext.org/
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Ahead is the premiere professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary eduation.
http://www.ahead.org/
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss.
http://www.afb.org
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
The American Printing House for the Blind promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life.
http://www.aph.org
California Transcribers and Educators for the Visually Handicapped (CTEVH)
http://www.ctevh.org
The Center for the Partially Sighted
The Center for the Partially Sighted, a nonprofit agency, offers a full range of professional services for individuals of all ages with impaired sight. Additionally, the center's store carries a selection of quality products to help restore and enhance the independence of the partially sighted.
http://www.low-vision.org
Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges
The Chancellor's Office is the administrative branch of the California Community College system. Located in Sacramento, this state agency provides leadership and technical assistance to the 108 community colleges and 72 community college districts in California. The Chancellor's Office is also responsible for allocating state funds to college districts.
http://www.cccco.edu/
Friends of Assistive Technology Training Center of Ventura College (ATTC)
http://www.venturacollege.edu/eacenter/attc.htm
High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges
The High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges is a state-of-the-art training and support facility for use by community college staff that desire to acquire or improve their teaching skills, methodologies, or pedagogy related to assistive and instructional computer technology. The Center supports assistive computer technology programs at one hundred-fourteen California community college campuses and centers.
http://www.htctu.fhda.edu/
Imtrek (Large Print Production)
http://imtrek.com
InfoCon (Large Print Production)
http://www.infocon-inc.com
Library Reproduction Service (Large Print Production)
http://www.lrs-largeprint.com
Lions International
Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered people the opportunity to give something back to their communities. From involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park or as far-reaching as bringing sight to the world's blind, Lions clubs have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for their community.
http://www.lionsclubs.org
Louis Database
The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) currently houses a database called the Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired. Louis contains information related to more than 152,000 titles of accessible materials. Included in this database are references to alternate media in the form of Braille, large print, sound recordings, and computer files. The database records represent materials from over 200 agencies throughout the United States.
http://www.aph.org/louis.htm
Music Education Network
Music Education Network For The Visually Impaired (MENVI) is an information network composed of musicians, specialists, students, parents, and music educators of visually impaired students. The MENVIAdvisory Committee is made up entirely of blind musicians and teachers. MENVI exists for, and is guided by blind musicians.
http://menvi.org
National Braille Association (NBA)
The mission of the National Braille Association, Inc. is to provide continuing education to those who prepare braille, and to provide braille materials to persons who are visually impaired.
http://www.nationalbraille.org
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
Founded in 1940, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential membership organization of blind persons. With fifty thousand members, the NFB has affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over seven hundred local chapters. As a consumer and advocacy organization, the NFB is considered the leading force in the blindness field today.
http://www.nfb.org
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of free electronic books.
http://www.gutenberg.org
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D)
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D) is a nonprofit organization that serves individuals who cannot read standard print because of a vision, physical, or learning disability. RFB&D provides these individuals with educational materials in accessible formats.
http://www.rfbd.org
Ventura County Braille Transcribers Association (VCBTA)
The Ventura County Braille Transcribers Association is an organization interested in promoting the profession of Braille Transcription through member association, workshops, classes and scholarships.
http://vcbtassociation.googlepages.com