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Welcome to the AIM Customized Webinar Series: AIMing for Achievement in New Hampshire Accessibility: If you use a screen reader, you will find accessibility features in the Options menu under Accessibility. Audio: The audio portion of this webinar is conducted via telephone. In addition to logging into the webinar online, participants must dial in on a telephone to receive audio. The number and access code are included in the registration confirmation , AND appear at the top of the webinar screen after logging in on the computer. Muting: In order to reduce background noise, all telephones are muted on entry into the webinar. Please keep your phone muted during the presentation. Please use the public chat window in the lower left of your screen to make comments or ask questions. To send or receive a private message to another participant, right-click on the name of that person in the Online User list. Type a message into the text box displayed and click Send. Technical problems? Ms. Hendricks at Joy Zabala, Ed.D., ATP Director of Technical Assistance for CAST and the AIM Center

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AIMing for Achievement in New Hampshire Joy Zabala, Ed.D., ATP Director of Technical Assistance Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and the AIM Center

Big Ideas for this Session Legal and practical issues related to accessible instructional materials Decision-making steps for determining a student’s need for AIM, selecting formats, acquiring formats, and identifying supports for using AIM, including assistive technology Information, products and services available from the AIM Center website A focus on New Hampshire

Legal and Pedagogical Issues

Provisions within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 require state and local education agencies to ensure that textbooks and related core instructional materials are provided to students with print disabilities in specialized formats in a timely manner. Section , Final Regulations of IDEA 2004 Accessible Instructional Materials The Legal Connection

State and Local Education Agencies must also: “Adopt the NIMAS” National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard SEAs and LEAs must include the requirement to produce a NIMAS-compliant file in all purchasing contracts. No statutory requirement is placed on publishers. Accessible Instructional Materials The Legal Connection

State and Local Education Agencies must also: Decide whether to “coordinate with the NIMAC” National Instructional Materials Access Center All 50 states opted to coordinate with the NIMAC as a means for providing specialized formats in a timely manner to qualified students. Accessible Instructional Materials The Legal Connection

New Hampshire’s NIMAC Authorized Users NH Instructional Materials Center Bookshare Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

Frequently Asked Questions What are core related instructional materials? What are specialized formats? What is NIMAS? What does “timely manner” mean? What are print disabilities? Who “qualifies” for AIM?

What are “Related Core Materials”? Printed textbooks and related printed core materials published with texts… –Written and published primarily for use in elementary and secondary school instruction –Required by a state education agency or a local education agency for use by students in the classroom

“Which Textbooks and Related Core Materials ” Printed textbooks and related printed core materials published with texts “published after July 19, 2006” OSEP has interpreted “published” to mean “available for purchase”

What are “Specialized Formats”? Braille Large print Audio Digital text

XML files that are developed to the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) can be readily transformed into student-ready specialized formats.

What does “timely manner” mean? Must be defined by states as mandated in Section of the Final Regulations of IDEA 2004 Generally means “at the same time” as other students receive their core instructional materials in print format.

New Hampshire’s Definition Timely manner means “at the same time that students receive textbooks and printed instructional materials”

What is a print disability?

Who has a “print disability” as defined by copyright statute? Under the Copyright Act of 1931 as Amended, individuals with “print disabilities” are those who have been certified by a competent authority as unable to read or use printed materials because of— ▪ Blindness ▪ A visual impairment ▪ Physical limitations ▪ An organic dysfunction

Who “qualifies” for AIM?

Reframing the Question “Who NEEDS specialized formats of print-based instructional materials for educational participation and achievement?

22 Four Components of UDL The Pedagogical Connection Goals, Assessment, Methods, and Materials

23 Materials UDL places emphasis on using digital technology and other strategies and materials to support diverse learners

All digital materials are NOT accessible!

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Multiple Sources for Acquiring Accessible Instructional Materials

Multiple Sources of AIM NIMAC Accessible Media Producers (AMPs) Commercial Sources Free Sources Do-It-Yourself

28 Eligibility for Sources of Accessible Instructional Materials

Sources of Accessible Instructional Materials The National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)

New Hampshire’s NIMAC Authorized Users NH Instructional Materials Center Bookshare Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

Who Qualifies for Specialized Formats Created from NIMAS Files from the NIMAC? ▪ Students who qualify as a student with a disability under IDEA 2004 ▪ Students who have been certified by a competent authority as “blind or other persons with print disabilities,” as defined by the 1931 Act to Provide Books to the Adult Blind as Amended because of: ▪ Blindness ▪ A visual impairment ▪ Physical limitations ▪ An organic dysfunction

Eligibility for Multiple Sources of AIM Accessible Media Producers (AMPs) General Collection: Individuals eligible under copyright statute NIMAS-Sourced Collection: Same as NIMAC Commercial Sources Purchase it for anyone, use it with anyone! Free Sources No limitations

If a student is not served under IDEA AND copyright eligible, source files may not be accessed through the NIMAC If an IEP team determines that a student needs materials in a specialized format, but the student is not eligible for a copyright exemption or not served under IDEA, the state system will provide guidance on how to acquire materials: –Available for purchase –Available from other libraries that allow access to students with IEPs who are not eligible for a copyright exemption –Internally produced DO IT YOURSELF!!! Producing accessible formats yourself does not relieve you of the responsibility to protect copyright. Remember…

Decision-Making Need, Selection, Acquisition, and Use

Responsibilities of Decision-Making Teams 1.Establish need for instructional materials in specialized format(s) 2.Select specialized format(s) needed by a student for educational participation and achievement 3.Commence SEA- and/or LEA-defined steps to acquire needed format(s) in a timely manner 4.Determine supports needed for effective use for educational participation and achievement.

AIM in New Hampshire

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AIM Tools and Supports AIM Navigator AIM Explorer AIM Product Tutorials AIM Guide to Federally-Funded Accessible Media Producers AIMing for Achievement DVD AIM Implementation Guide

AIM Center Web Site at The AIM Center site serves as a resource to state- and district-level educators, parents, teacher educators, publishers, conversion houses, accessible media producers, and others interested in learning more about and implementing AIM and NIMAS.

AIM Center Web Site at The AIM Center Web Site at a Glance General Orientation Information and Resources in LEARN Tools and Resources in EXPLORE Opportunities to share in COLLABORATE A closer look at Decision-Making Tools

AIM Center Site Orientation Major AreasAIM Initiatives Learn NIMAS Development Experience Center Collaborate National AIM Center AIM Consortium

AIM Home Page Orientation At the Top Navigation, Site Map, Glossary In the Middle Upcoming Events, Quick Links, Stakeholder focused resources On the Right Stay connected, AIM in your state, Highlights from the field Near the Bottom BrowseAloud Enabled

LEARN Expand your knowledge about AIM and some of the legal aspects of AIM.

LEARN at a Glance Accessible Media Practice Policy All About AIM Research History and Archives Disability-Specific Resources

Experience Interact with AIM through video and other resources. Decide which students benefit from AIM.

EXPERIENCE at a Glance Teaching and Resources Webinars, Presentations, Products Decision-Making Tools and Supports AIM Navigator, Explorer, and Products Technologies for AIM and NIMAS Production Supports, Conversion Tool, and Exemplars AIM Across the Curriculum

Collaborate Advance AIM initiatives through active participation. Create and share knowledge about AIM.

COLLABORATE at a Glance Stay Connected AIM Connector, Facebook, Twitter Join a Discussion aim.ig and nimas.ig lists Get the Inside Track AIM and NIMAS Centers Coming Soon Forums and a Wiki

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Taking a Closer Look at EXPERIENCE Decision-Making Tools from the AIM Consortium

Taking a Closer Look AIM Consortium Decision-Making Tools AIM Navigator AIMing for Achievement DVD AIM Explorer AIM Product Tutorials AIM Guide to Federally-Funded Accessible Media Producers AIM Implementation Guide

Decision-Making Steps Need, Selection, Acquisition, and Use AIM Consortium Decision-Making Tool arranged by Need, Selection, Acquisition and Use AIM Navigator AIMing for Achievement DVD AIM Product Tutorials AIMAIM Explorer Guide to Federally-Funded Accessible Media Producers AIM Implementation Guide

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It is not enough to stare up the steps… We must step up the stairs” Vaclav Havel

Stepping Up the Stairs Explore the National Center for Accessible Instructional Materials web site at Require the production and deposit of NIMAS compliant source files as a part of all instructional materials purchasing contracts Ask publishers for accessible formats for purchase Ask for more than what is available… Ask often! Contact Mary Lane, the NH NIMAS Coordinator, about AIM in NH

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