NIMAS/Florida The journey continues…

NIMAS/Florida is about … student achievement!

The Legal Connection IDEA 2004 – Accessible Instructional Materials – NIMAS – Timely manner

NIMAS National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard Standardized electronic file format used by textbook publishers facilitates the creation of accessible core instructional materials for students with disabilities.

NIMAC National Instructional Materials Access Center Picture of actual NIMAC in Kentucky Link to search Houses NIMAS XML files that can be converted into accessible formats for use with qualified K-12 students Maintains procedures to protect against copyright infringement to accessible core instructional materials

Important Information Specialized formats do not include altering the content (i.e., the complexity) of the print instructional material. Instructional materials with copyrights prior to August 18, 2006, are not required to be placed in NIMAC by publishers. As a result, these titles will not be available through NIMAS/Florida.

NIMAS Journey in Florida

IEP Team Meets Reviews student data Determines need for accessible instructional materials Does student qualify for NIMAS?

Who Qualifies? Qualifying Disability Competent Authority (Certifies) Certifying Professional (Reviews) Blind 20/200 or less in good eye with correction. MDs DOs Ophthalmologists Optometrists RNs Therapists Professional Staff Hospitals Institutions Public Welfare Agencies Teachers of students with Learning Disabilities Instructional/Assistive Technology Specialists ESE Program Specialists Teachers of the Visually Impaired Psychologists with background in Learning Disabilities ESE Teachers Staffing Specialists Visually Impaired Visual disability prevents reading of standard print materials. Physically Impaired Unable to hold book & turn page/Difficulty visually tracking lines of print. Print Disability Reading disability due to organic dysfunction MD DO

NIMAS Eligible Students A Subset of Students who Receive Special Education Services IDEA NIMAS From the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Presentation NIMAS (RIM 2007)

IMPORTANT!! It should be noted that specific eligibility requirements for students to access instructional materials derived from NIMAS files are more restrictive than special education eligibility requirements. Not all students with IEPs qualify to access these materials in specialized formats.

Next Step The student has been certified by the competent authority and proper documentation on IEP. The school compiles a list of needed textbooks and core instructional materials Investigate

Formats IEP team determines appropriate accessible formats BrailleAudio Large PrintDigital Text

Digital Rights Manager (DRM) If materials are not currently available then send list to DRM (up to 7 per county) DRM will submit the request using the web portal – Florida Instructional Materials Center (FIMC) FIMC Authorized User for State of Florida

FIMC FIMC orders NIMAS-derived files from NIMAC NIMAS files must be converted to specialized formats FIMC delivers requested formats to district DRM DRM delivers to student

Copyright Code defines “Specialized Formats”? Section 121 (C)(3) of the Copyright Code (The Chafee Amendment) identifies three formats eligible for use by students qualified to benefit from the Chafee exemption:The Chafee Amendment o “'specialized formats' means Braille, audio, or digital text which is exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities" (Copyright Law Amendment 1996, National Library Service Factsheets, Washington, DC, 2006). IDEA 2004 in Section 306(2)(c)(3)(B)(4)(B) modifies this statute to include large print as an allowable, “specialized” format: o “with respect to print instructional materials, includes large print formats when such materials are distributed exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities.'‘

Before You Order Gather all information regarding: –The Book(s) ISBN* Title Author(s) Copyright Date Publisher Alternate Format required Shipping Location Subject Grade level Alternate versions *ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique numeric identifier. The ISBN has either 10 or 13 digits. A national edition of a textbook will have a different ISBN than a Florida Edition.