IT'S THE LAW
It's the Law! Under IDEA 2004, State and Local Education Agencies are required to ensure that specialized formats of textbooks and related core instructional materials are provided to students with print disabilities in a timely manner. IDEA 2004
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Acquiring Accessible Instructional Materials:
This first step is determining if a student may benefit: The student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team should review the student’s evaluation information and present levels of achievement to determine whether the student has a disability-related problem using print-based core instructional materials. Once a student is deemed in need of AIM, school districts are required to provide AIM. The path to acquire AIM depends on several factors.
Determining Student Eligibility for Free Access to Copyrighted Materials: Not all students will be eligible for or benefit from accessible instructional materials. Roughly speaking, two to three percent of the student population will be eligible to receive AIM under the Copyright Act of 1931 as Amended. Additional students may require AIM to make progress in the general education curriculum and will need to seek solutions through different routes, including commercial options such as purchasing accessible text directly from the publisher.
What else can we do to ensure access to AIM for our students who need it? If a district has chosen to coordinate with the NIMAS, they are expected to include language in their contracts with publishers to have them submit NIMAS files to NIMAC as part of the transaction for all printed materials purchased (see boxed item below for sample language for purchase orders).
This first step is determining if a student may benefit: The student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) team should review the student’s evaluation information and present levels of achievement to determine whether the student has a disability-related problem using print-based core instructional materials. Once a student is deemed in need of AIM, school districts are required to provide AIM. The path to acquire AIM depends on several factors.
Determining Student Eligibility for Free Access to Copyrighted Materials: Not all students will be eligible for or benefit from accessible instructional materials. Roughly speaking, two to three percent of the student population will be eligible to receive AIM under the Copyright Act of 1931 as Amended. Additional students may require AIM to make progress in the general education curriculum and will need to seek solutions through different routes, including commercial options such as purchasing accessible text directly from the publisher.
What else can we do to ensure access to AIM for our students who need it? If a district has chosen to coordinate with the NIMAS, they are expected to include language in their contracts with publishers to have them submit NIMAS files to NIMAC as part of the transaction for all printed materials purchased (see boxed item below for sample language for purchase orders).