Initiatives

ATN is a membership exchange network that facilitates and supports the nationwide delivery of alternative files for students with diagnosed print-related disabilities. AccessText serves as the national nucleus for post-secondary distribution of approved alternative textbook file exchanges, training, and technical support.

AccessText is a venture founded and supported by the Association of American Publishers and Higher Education textbook publishers. AccessText is administered through the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology | Enterprise Innovation Institute | Alternative Media Access Center.

To learn more visit ATN or call 866-271-4968.

PROFITT is funded through the Second Chance Act from the U.S. Department of Justice/Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This grant is in support of an innovative, prison-based technology training program. Partners include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the National Braille Press.

The PROFITT project is to produce a model blueprint for use by any correctional facility interested in implementing the comprehensive, competency-based PROFITT braille training curriculum, geared at positioning offenders for long-term sustainable income upon release.

Through implementing the PROFITT blueprint, AMAC strives to lower the recidivism rate of participating offenders, as they will have the professional skills needed for long-term success after serving their time. This will save tax dollars and improve the lives of many families and communities across the nation.

To learn more visit PROFITT or call AMAC at 404-894-8000.

STEPP is an eTextbook rental program offering cost-effective textbooks that "all" students can read.

• Cost-Effective: Save an average of 50% or more off the retail cost of a new hardcopy textbook purchase.
• Convenient: Access eTextbooks on almost any device, anytime, anywhere.
• Conscious Choice: Practice environmental stewardship; save our trees.

STEPP was launched by the AMAC, in partnership with CourseSmart and the AccessText, through a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. This program is designed to meet the textbook rental needs of any postsecondary student and aims to help improve low-cost access to higher education textbooks for all students, including those with print-related disabilities.

To learn more visit STEPP or call AMAC at 404-894-8000.

Tools for Life, Georgia's Assistive Technology Act Program, gives more options for greater freedom by increasing access to and acquisition of assistive technology (AT) devices and services for Georgians of all ages and disabilities so they can live, learn, work, and play independently in communities of their choice. In 2012, TFL joined the team as a new operational Unit under AMAC's scope of services.

To learn more visit Tools for Life or call AMAC at 404-894-8000.