NIMAS Conversion House Identification Form
Instructions
Please complete and submit this form for posting to the AEM Center web site if your company offers a conversion service or content development resource prepared to—
a) work with publishers to develop NIMAS-conformant source file sets for K–12 textbooks and related materials, and/or
b) develops student-ready specialized formats for students with print disabilities (e.g., Braille, digital talking book (DTB), Section 508-compliant e-text, accessible HTML, etc.).
Conversion or content development companies are typically commercial entities based in the United States. For a specific definition of “NIMAS-conformant source files,” as well as the technical specification, please see http://aim.cast.org/.
Please send your completed form to as an attachment in the format of your choice. At this time, the form is available as a Microsoft Word download. A web-based interactive form may be implemented in the future. Conversion service organizations will have an opportunity to update the information they provide as their products and available services change. If you have questions about completing the form, send them to .
Thank you for your participation.
Chuck Hitchcock
Director; National Center on AEM, CAST, Inc.
Contact Details
Company name: Pacific Versatile PreMedia Services (P) Ltd.
Address: IT Unit No. 407, Pride Icon, Sr. No. 22/1/1A, Bypass Road, Kharadi, Pune - 411 014, Maharashtra, India.
Telephone: +91-20-3239-3311
Web site URL: www.pvpremedia.com
Primary Contact for Inquiries
Name: Rakesh Ramankutty
Email address:
Telephone number (if different than above): +91 77559-11060
Direct extension:
Capabilities
Please place an X next to all that apply. When you are asked to provide details, feel free to include as much information as you would like.
Conversion of PDF to NIMAS-Conformant Content (XML)
X Tagged PDF
X Untagged PDF
Conversion of Other File Types to NIMAS-Conformant Content (XML)
Please list source file types (feel free to add formats to this list):
Microfilm / Fiche
Plain Text files (Unicode, ASCII)
MS Office files (.doc, .docx, .rtf, .xls, .csv)
Image files (JPG, TIFF, EPS)
PDF (tagged, untagged)
Quark Xpress
TeX and LaTeX
Adobe InDesign
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe FrameMaker
Adobe Postscript files
SGML, XML, HTML, XHTML
Conversion of NIMAS-Conformant Source Files to Large Print
(Please specify possible outcomes)
X Addition of Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) to XML content that validates to the NIMAS Document Type Definition (DTD)
___Preparation of hard copy (print) books
___Other (specify):
Conversion of NIMAS-Conformant Source Files to High-Quality Braille
(Please note transcription certification details. Include information such as the number of certified transcribers, years of experience, etc.)
Certifying agency:
Indicate which software is used for translation:
Describe previous experience converting XML source files
___Production of literary Braille (Grade II)
___Production of Nemeth code for math and science
___Transcription into languages besides English (specify):
___Other specialization(s):
Braille Production Outcomes:
___Electronic Braille files
___Embossing, one-sided pages
___Embossing, two-sided pages
___Embossing, with plates
___Using Thermoform for duplication
___Binding, with comb- or spiral-binding
___Binding, with other types of covers (specify):
Conversion of NIMAS-Conformant Source Files to Rich Text-Based Content
Please discuss the provision of digital electronic text, e.g., the inclusion of additional XML tags, development and input of figure descriptions, the inclusion of graphics, etc.
Provide details, such as examples of possible tags that may be included, or other DTDs with which the company has experience. Feel free to include links to samples. We recognize that companies may wish to protect proprietary information; however, this space offers an opportunity to showcase the ability to create content that surpasses the basic NIMAS fileset parameters.
Conversion of NIMAS-Conformant Source Files to Text-to-Speech-Based Content
(Please specify the type of output)
___DAISY 2.02 content
___Z39.86-2002 content
___Z39.86-2005 content
___ePUB2 content
___ePUB3 content
___iBook content
___MathML2 content
___MathML3 content
___A basic playlist divided into chapters
___Other:
What level(s) of navigation are possible?
___Chapter
___Sub-section
___Page
___Paragraph
___Sentence
___Phrase
___Word
Distribution Mechanism
___CD with Intellectual Property Protection (please describe):
X CD without Intellectual Property Protection
X Distribution on another medium, such as a flash drive
X Password-protected web site
X FTP or another similar protocol
___Other:
Coordination with the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Center (NIMAC)
Would you be willing to provide information regarding the products developed from NIMAS content to the NIMAC, for its records?
X Yes
___No
Production Fees and Other Costs (optional)
Please provide basic details about contracting procedures. Include a description of what is required in order for the company to bid on a project. If you would like to offer a link to a page on the company web site, please do so.
· Sample files (Input and Output)
· Input for doing the sampling
· Total Volume of Work
Web Site Accessibility
To the best of your knowledge, does your public web site comply with the W3C Web Access Initiative (WAI) Web Content Accessibility and/or the U.S. Access Board Section 508 web accessibility guidelines?
___Yes
X No
Any additional information about the accessibility of your web site:
Submission Details
Name of form submitter: Rakesh Ramankutty
Email address of form submitter:
Date submitted:04 November 2015
Last updated: 04 November 2015
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