Alaska Center for Accessible Materials AKCAM

03/04/2026

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured resource is the large print book 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑖𝑛 by Mary Shelley.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire Agni at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this book.

02/27/2026

The National Center of Accessible Digital Education Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI) is looking for members to join a team to help prepare educators for digital accessibility.
The Community of Practice (CoP will focus on three core activities: sharing knowledge, ideating approaches, and giving and receiving feedback.
If you are interested in find out more information and joining the CoP click here

The Preparing Educators for Digital Accessibility Community of Practice (CoP) brings together faculty, administrators, and clinicians from educator preparation programs (prep programs) across the United States. The CoP is co-facilitated by the National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materi...

02/24/2026

If you are part of a state or local educational agency looking guidence on how to comply with new Americans with Disabilities Act Title II requirements, we want to tell you about a resource that can help.
The National Center on Accessible Digital Education Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI) has launched a Professional Learning Group to help support teams.
To find out more about the program and how to join please click here

Students with disabilities can fall behind when classroom materials—print or digital—are inaccessible. These barriers are avoidable. When state and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) work together to move from awareness to action, they remove barriers by ensuring that the materials selec...

02/18/2026

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured book is 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 by Renae T. Bjorg and Myrna R. Olson.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire Agni at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this item.

02/04/2026

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured book is 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺! by Sam Taplin.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire Agni at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this item.

02/03/2026

Did you know new rules are about to take effect that will help make sure web content and apps are more accessible to students?
This April, state and local government agencies operating in communities with a population of more than 50, 000 will have to comply with a new rule in Title II of the American with Disabilites Act.
Agencies with populations under 50,000 will have until April of 2027.
To find out more about what this means for you just click on this link

While accommodating individual students’ needs is a requirement, when it comes to the edtech students need, SEAs and LEAs must begin addressing accessibility from the start, if they haven’t already.

02/03/2026

The Alaska Center for Accessible Materials will be back behind the booth today at the Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference. We would love to connect, so stop by and say Hi!

01/22/2026

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured item is the Tonie Elephant and Piggie Tonie.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this item.

01/07/2026

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured resource is the braille book and object set 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘴 illustrated by Matthew Poppe; tactile designs by Adam Clark, Andrew Moulton, and Patrick White.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this item.

12/03/2025

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured item is the 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘬: 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 by Rob Harrell.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire Agni at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this resource.

11/19/2025

11/19/2025

This week’s Anne Freitag Library’s featured item is the tactile puzzle Memory Puzzles: Fruits and Vegetables made by The Puzzled Co.
Contact SESA’s Librarian Claire Agni at cagni@sesa.org or 907-334-1301 to borrow this resource.