Partners

Alternative Media Access Center

The Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) is a membership organization dedicated to removing "social and academic barriers to individuals with qualified print-related disabilities." The goal of AMAC is to ensure that any individual who is blind, visually impaired, or has a physical or learning disability will have equal access to print-related materials.

AMAC was created in 2006 by the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG) in response to the growing need for post-secondary institutions to provide course materials in alternative formats. Initially, AMAC was to address this need within USG institutions alone, but the success of the program has allowed AMAC to reach out to K-12 and postsecondary institutions across the country. On July 1, 2010, AMAC moved under Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2) which provides integrated support to entrepreneurs and early-stage companies in Georgia. Our goal was to find a home from which AMAC could continue to grow its services and projects.

AMAC specializes in the creation of several types of accessible, alternative file formats, a few of which include braille, PDFs, Word documents, and audio files. The production staff at AMAC is trained at remediating PDF files and creating easily navigable and accessible electronic textbooks. We also have an award-winning team of support staff that specialize in technical support and assistive technology.

For more information, visit the AMAC website.

National Braille Press

The guiding purposes of National Braille Press are to promote the literacy of blind children through braille and to provide access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs.

National Braille Press is a Boston-based nonprofit braille printing and publishing house founded in 1927 to ensure that blind people have the same access to information as sighted people in a medium they can read-braille. Through their Center for Braille Innovation, NBP is also developing affordable consumer e-braille technologies that support braille literacy for students and tools for adults in the workforce.

For more information, visit www.nbp.org.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

The mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society, and assist victims of crime.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) manages offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities that contract with TDCJ. The agency also provides funding and certain oversight of community supervision (previously known as adult probation) and is responsible for the supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision.

For more information, visit www.tdcj.state.tx.us.