Field Services Federal Initiatives
Field Services has implemented three federal initiatives designed to expand the knowledge and use of APH products and services.
The National Instructional Partnership
Provides training in the use of APH products and information regarding related curriculum areas and the instructional skills helpful when using APH products. We are sponsoring the development of partnerships with experts in the field to initiate national, state, and regional training opportunities for parents, consumers, and personnel who serve children who are visually impaired.
Janie Blome, Director of Field Services, is responsible for coordinating presenters, travel arrangements, product delivery, and materials. Our goal is to partner with individual states and/or regions to offer dynamic training opportunities.
University Instructional Partnership
Designed to develop relationships with university-based teacher training programs with the goals of providing APH product information, product training, and product loan. An ongoing product loan process allows university programs to demonstrate and teach APH products at their respective instructional sites.
How does it work? APH Field Services staff may travel to personnel prep programs to better understand university needs and to strengthen instructor and student knowledge of APH products and services. More extensive training opportunities are available at the Printing House.
Product Information Project
Designed to develop APH product and training materials in a variety of formats and media. The development of short videos to teach and train consumers on the use of APH products is a primary goal. Each video is ten to twenty minutes in length and focuses on the use of one product.
Another focus of this project is the development of instructional brochures and additional target specific catalogs. The first catalog developed under this initiative was the Family Life Catalog. This catalog is family focused, filled with products for students to use at home and with other family members. The second catalog developed was an update of APH's Adult Life Catalog. The third catalog is the consumer-friendly Bookstore Catalog featuring popular braille and enlarged print books.
Additional Info
For further information regarding any of the above initiatives, please contact Janie Blome at 800-223-1839, ext. 367.