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The NIMAS Standards Board
The work of the proposed NIMAS Center will be shaped by the expertise of the NIMAS Standards Board, representing curriculum publishers, disability advocates, technology specialists, accessible media producers, and other invested stakeholders. The NIMAS Center will maintain a close collaborative working relationship with the OSEP-funded National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM).
Following initial appointments in the Fall of 2009, governance procedures and membership will be publicized on the National Center on AIM web site, and annual Board meetings will continue to remain open to the public.
NIMAS Standards Board
Brief Biographies
Members
1. Susan Christensen
Braille Production & Software Specialist; Certified Braille transcriber, Braille software trainer; Member, Braille Authority of North America (BANA) Braille Formats Technical Committee, Early Materials Productions Committee, & Publications Committee
2. George Kerscher
Senior Officer, Accessible Information, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic; Secretary General, DAISY Consortium; Co-Chair, Web Accessibility Initiative; Z39.86 (DAISY/NISO) Advisory Committee
3. Fred Slone
Director of Literacy Operations, Benetech
4. Larry Marotta
Senior Archive Coordinator, McGraw-Hill Education
5. Martin McKay
Technical Director & Founder, Texthelp Systems, Inc.; Board of Directors, Assistive Technology Industry Association
6. Julia Myers
Director of Resource Services & NIMAC, American Printing House for the Blind
7. Steve Noble
Accessibility Policy Specialist; Board of Directors, Learning Disabilities Association of America
8. James Pritchett
Technology Development Manager, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic; Z39.86 (DAISY/NISO) Advisory Committee
9. Dave Schleppenbach
Association of American Publishers School Division; Chief Operating Officer, gh LLC; Board of Directors, Assistive Technology Industry Association
10. Neil Soiffer
Senior Scientist, Design Science
11. Skip Stahl, Chair
Senior Policy Analyst, CAST; Project Director, NIMAS Center
12. Ron Stewart
Managing Consultant, Altformat Solutions; Chair, e-Text Solutions Group & Technology Advisor, Association on Higher Education and Disability
Ex-Officio Members
Bruce Bailey
Accessibility IT Specialist, United States Access Board
Chuck Hitchcock
Chief Officer, Policy and Technology, CAST; Director, NIMAS Technical Assistance Center; Co-Director, Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Consortium
Michael F. Slade
Project Officer, NIMAS centers; Education Program Specialist, Office of Special Education Programs, United States Department of Education
Boris Goldowsky
Director of Technology, CAST; Technical Lead, NIMAS Development Center; Z39.86 (DAISY/NISO) Advisory Committee
Valerie Hendricks
Technical Producer, NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance centers, CAST; Senior Developer, NIMAS