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The Product

Athena is a cutting-edge cloud-based web application designed specifically for Accessible Instructional Material Centers.  Providing users across your state with an accessible and functionally rich platform:

 

  • Save time and increase accuracy with online order submission

  • Increase efficiency with intuitive order management workflows

  • Save time, money and effort with automated inventory management

  • Efficiently manage material production and accurately capture costs

  • Manage shipments and track returns to minimize costs

  • Clean and simple user interface designed with accessibility in mind (WCAG AA)

  • Access the application from any of your devices

  • Scalable infrastructure providing reliable performance without local installation

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Start exploring Athena's functionality below and follow the links for more details on how Athena can help you, your teams and students throughout your state.

Explore the functionality and benefits below....

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For the Teacher

Athena is designed to streamline the order submission, tracking and returns process.

 

  • Submit orders online in minutes

  • Setup student information and manage eligibility

  • Define default contact and delivery preferences

  • Browse available inventory online or request new material

  • Track submitted orders in real-time

  • Automatically track material awaiting return

  • Access approved digital material directly from Athena

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For the Instructional Material Access Centre

Athena is designed to make your life easier!

 

  • Streamlined workflow process for reviewing and approving orders

  • Sophisticated order cancellation logic 

  • Complex inventory management functions automatically reflecting changes to inventory to account for new orders, material production and returns

  • Upload documents to your order to manage material production 

  • Real-time status on orders through production, shipping and return

  • Ability to submit orders on behalf of teachers

  • Assign work to technicians and proof-readers, reviewing the time and materials they book to accurately capture the costs of production

  • Ability to track purchase orders and costs for external vendors,  APH and your preferred braille network (PBN)

  • Manage your shipping end-to-end with the creation of shipping records, capturing shipping details and costs

  • Customized system logic for Electronic Media and Consumable Material

  • Automatically generate spine labels and shipping forms for printing

  • Automated return process by simply scanning the barcode of returned books

  • Define roles and permissions customized to your teams

  • Data rich user interface with customized reports available

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For the technologists

Athena utilizes Amazon Web Services to provide a stable, secure and resilient platform.

 

  • No purchase of hardware required

  • No local installation or on-site maintenance required

  • Infrastructure scales with demand

  • Built in resiliency and disaster recovery

  • Accessible from laptops, desktops, tablets and phones

  • Compliant with ISO 27001:2013, 27017:2015, 27018:2014

  • Access controlled through third party authentication (Google or AWS)

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