About Us
AMAC is an initiative of the Board of Regents University System of Georgia and is committed to removing barriers for individuals with disabilities by improving the human condition through technology in academic and workplace environments.
The AMAC team is charged with research and development of products and services to support individuals with disabilities and their circle of support to become more independent and productive in their academic and workplace environments.
Through grass roots advocacy and the support of the disability community which the Governors Council Development Disabilities and the Georgia Board of Regents, Noel Gregg, Ph.D., Director of the Regents Center on Learning Disorders (1993-2009) and Christopher Lee, Ph.D. co-founded The Alternative Media Access Center. On July 1, 2005, AMAC opened their door at the University of Georgia in Athens to serve students with print-related disabilities under the 35 Georgia BOR institutions. Since the conception of AMAC services, products have expanded to include: promoting publisher accessibility through national initiatives, accessible document conversion to electronic, audio or braille format, specialized assistive technology software, captioning and remote transcription and software development and deployment of office management, tracking and reporting. AMAC now operates grants, contracts, memberships and fee for services throughout the United States. On July 1, 2010, AMAC transitioned their operations under the Georgia Institute of Technology | Enterprise Innovation Institute in downtown Atlanta, relocating to the Means Street Historic District in the 1900's Block Candy Company converted warehouse lofts.
