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About the National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction

The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction (NCADEMI), pronounced “n-cademy,” is a groundbreaking technical assistance center funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education.

Mission

We know schools are striving to ensure that learners with disabilities can access and engage with technology at the same time and with the same ease and independence as learners without disabilities. This requires coordination across the education system. The mission of NCADEMI is to improve the quality, availability, and timely provision of accessible digital educational materials and instruction for learners with disabilities, from early intervention through high school graduation.

To provide high-quality, useful, and relevant services, we collaborate closely with a wide range of experts and critical perspectives. The contributions of our center partners and National Advisory Council help ensure our work remains informed and responsive to the needs of the field. 

Everyone with an interest in increasing the availability and use of accessible digital educational materials and instruction in schools has access to the free and openly available resources and activities offered by NCADEMI.

Our Team

NCADEMI is based at Utah State University in the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice (IDRPP). We are part of the IDRPP’s Technical Assistance Division, where our work is informed by over 40 years of technical assistance provided by the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) and 25 years of web accessibility training and services provided by WebAIM.

• Principal Investigator: Brenda Smith
• Project Director: Cynthia Curry
• Technical Assistance Specialists:
  • Alex Langevin
  • Ankita Bhattashali
  • Christopher Phillips
  • Janel Preston
  • Jena Fahlbush
  • Kristen Perez-Rickels
  • Lyssa Prince
• Digital Accessibility Specialists:
  • Jonathan Whiting
  • Rob Carr
• Researchers:
  • Alex Schiwal
  • Alyson Ward
  • Katie Emmett
• Digital Accessibility Senior Advisor: Jared Smith
• Program Assistant: Natalie Cardenas
• Graphic Designer: Joana Magalhaes Franco
• Instructional Technologist: George Joeckel
• Communications & Dissemination Specialists: JoLynne Lyon, Mindy Johnson
• Technical Editor: Casey Allen
• Website Developer & Software Engineer: Cam Lund
• Website Developer: Logan Black
• Interns:
  • Zaham Mahmood 

Stay Updated

To stay in touch with our work, bookmark our website, connect with us on LinkedIn, and subscribe to the NCADEMI Newsletter.

Contact Us

Have a request for technical assistance? Please contact us.