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1037 South U.S. 27
St. Johns, MI 48879-2424
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The overall purpose of Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) is to provide information services, support materials, technical assistance, and training to local and intermediate school districts in Michigan to increase their capacity to address the needs of students with disabilities for assistive technology.

MITS Services

  • Information about state-of-the-art technology, daily living devices, equipment, and the identification of assistive technology solutions for children with disabilities. Information requests are received by MITS staff via telephone, electronic mail, fax and U.S. mail. The staff researches resources and provide current information on products, services and service providers in the field of assistive technology. MITS also maintains a collection of catalogs, reprints, and publications to assist assistive technology personnel in the schools. Assistive technology vendor and disability related resources are listed on this Web site under Links.

  • In-services, workshops, seminars, and training opportunities for education and other professionals. Check this Web site for current listings of opportunities.

  • MITS provides assistance and consultations with local assistive technology teams regarding assistive technology options to meet student's needs. Emphasis is placed on building local district capacity to address student's assistive technology needs at the local level.

  • Software and equipment lending libraries. Loan forms and a listing of software titles and equipment are available on this Web site.

MITS NEWS
bullet point Online Registration Available for 2008 MITS Summer Institute
bullet point A NIMAS Policy Brief: Progress on Implementation of the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
bullet point New EagleEyes Technology Assists Students with Special Needs
bullet point NIMAS Sample Contract Language for Textbook Procurement
bullet point National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)

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1037 South U.S. 27
St. Johns, MI 48879
(800) 274-7426
(989) 224-0333
(989) 224-0330 fax
(989) 224-0246 TTY


mits@edzone.net
www.cenmi.org/mits

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