Accession Number: 2006.13.52
Scope & Content: Leslie Durst, director of the Indiana Educational Resource Center, located at the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in Indianapolis, began serving as an Ex Officio Trustee (EOT) of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) over twenty years ago. She talks about the importance of APH products and their continued development, specifically mentioning Book Port, Next Generation Brailler, Building on Patterns, MathBuilders, Azer's Interactive Periodic Table, All-in-One Board, and ToAD and TADPOLE. She describes her experience serving on EOT committees and notes the company's responsiveness with resource services that have included ATIC (Accessible Textboook Initiative and Collaboration); Louis, the database of accessible materials; NIMAC (National Instructional Materials Access Center); the Migel Library Collection; and the electronic registration of Federal Quota census data.
Narrator: Durst, Leslie
Interviewer: Randles, Raymond
Interview Date: 10/15/2010
Interview Length: 28 minutes
Interview Place: Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
Extent: 28 minutes
Collection: APH Oral History Collection
Credit Line: APH Oral History Collection, 2006.13
Media Type: Compact Disc
Subjects: Committees Federal quota Instructional aids, tools, and supplies Interviews Products
Interview Restrictions: All copyrights belong to the American Printing House for the Blind. Contact the Museum concerning any restrictions.