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Assisitve Computer Techonolgy Unit
The Assisitive Computer Technology (ACT) Unit is the unit within AMAC responsible for providing training and technical support to AMAC's member population
Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC)
The Alternative Media Access Center, an initiative of the University System of Georgia, is committed to removing barriers and providing access to knowledge for individuals with physical, sensory, and learning print-related disabilities. AMAC is a partner of the University of Georgia and the UGA Regents' Center for Learning Disorders and works with private institutions, government and non-profit organizations, private industry, and other agencies serving individuals with disabilities. AMAC also researches initiatives and services to incorporate digital media and adaptive technology solutions into the academic arena.

|- | Assistive Technology: Assistive Technology is any piece of software or hardware that helps facilitate an individual's productivity in the school, work or social environment. Examples of assistive technology include spell checkers, grammar checkers, amplified telephones, screen readers, flashing alarms, and screen magnifiers (just to name a few). These tools support an indivdual's access to the world around them that may otherwise pose a challenge due to a disability. |- | Closed Captioning: |- | Disability Service Provider: The Disability Service Provider is staff or faculty employed by an educational institution in order to facilitate accommodations for students with disabilities. They generally have in depth knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how that applies to the post-secondary environment. He or she is usually the main contact person for the student with regard to securing classroom accommodations which includes using AMAC services. |- | Information Technology: |- | New Educational Online Nexus (NEON): QuickBase application used by Disability Service Providers to order alternative format books for students. |- | Real Time Captioning: |- | Student Accommodation Manager (SAM): Application used by Disability Service Providers to manage student disabilities, accommodations, case notes, etc. |}

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Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format created by Systems for document exchange. PDF is used for representing two-dimensional documents in a manner independent of the application software, hardware, and operating system.<ref name="pdf-ref-1.7">Adobe Systems Incorporated, PDF Reference, Sixth edition, version 1.23 (30 MB), p. 33</ref>