Alternate Media

The ability to provide text in alternate formats is critical to the success of students with disabilities, particularly students who are blind, have low vision or learning disabilities. For such students, text would typically be provided in Braille, large print or electronic text formats. This page provides a listing of resource documents and reference materials which support the development of text in alternate formats.

BrailleNote Application Form

Closed Captioning Resources

Information about Captioning
Distance Education Captioning and Transcribing Program

FAQ's for Alt Media

Frequently Asked Alternate Media Questions

Resources for Alternate Media Specialists

Alternate Media eXchange database
Distributed Scanning Network Sites
California Community Colleges Alternate Text Production Center (ATPC)
Canon DR9080C Patch Code Sheets (Separator Sheets) - Zip file, 5KB

Resources outside the California Community College System

Alternative Text Resources - Boston University
Text Conversion Services - UC Irvine

Resource Documents

Chancellor Nussbaum's Alternate Media Cover Letter
Alternate Media Access Guidelines
Los Angeles City College Alternate Media Production Policy (PDF)
Alternate Media Center Handbook (PDF)

Reference Materials

AB422 (Provision of textbooks in electronic format)
Alternate Media Sample Policy Documents and Request Forms

Service Providers

Braille Transcription Services
Clearing House for Specialized Media and Technology

Training Resources for Braille

Learning to Read/Edit Grade 2 Braille

Alternate Media Specialists in California Community College System

Find CA Community College Alternate Media Specialists
California Community College Regions

Alternate Media Specialist Sample Job Description

The following documents are available in the PDF format.

Antelope Valley Community College
Riverside Community College
College of Alameda
Santa Barbara Community College
College of San Mateo
Diablo Valley College

Trainings HTCTU Resources Divisions Publications About the HTCTU		Alternate Media The ability to provide text in alternate formats is critical to the success of students with disabilities, particularly students who are blind, have low vision or learning disabilities. For such students, text would typically be provided in Braille, large print or electronic text formats. This page provides a listing of resource documents and reference materials which support the development of text in alternate formats. BrailleNote Application Form Closed Captioning Resources Information about Captioning Distance Education Captioning and Transcribing Program FAQ's for Alt Media Frequently Asked Alternate Media Questions Resources for Alternate Media Specialists Alternate Media eXchange database Distributed Scanning Network Sites California Community Colleges Alternate Text Production Center (ATPC) Canon DR9080C Patch Code Sheets (Separator Sheets) - Zip file, 5KB Resources outside the California Community College System Alternative Text Resources - Boston University Text Conversion Services - UC Irvine Resource Documents Chancellor Nussbaum's Alternate Media Cover Letter Alternate Media Access Guidelines Los Angeles City College Alternate Media Production Policy (PDF) Alternate Media Center Handbook (PDF) Reference Materials AB422 (Provision of textbooks in electronic format) Alternate Media Sample Policy Documents and Request Forms Service Providers Braille Transcription Services Clearing House for Specialized Media and Technology Training Resources for Braille Learning to Read/Edit Grade 2 Braille Alternate Media Specialists in California Community College System Find CA Community College Alternate Media Specialists California Community College Regions Alternate Media Specialist Sample Job Description The following documents are available in the PDF format. Antelope Valley Community College Riverside Community College College of Alameda Santa Barbara Community College College of San Mateo Diablo Valley College