nimas/florida the journey continues…. nimas/florida is about … student achievement!
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The Legal Connection IDEA 2004 – Accessible Instructional Materials – NIMAS – Timely mannerTRANSCRIPT
NIMAS/FloridaThe journey continues…
NIMAS/Florida is about … student
achievement!
The Legal Connection
• IDEA 2004–Accessible Instructional Materials
–NIMAS–Timely manner
NIMASNational 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 CenterPicture of actual NIMAC in Kentucky
Link to search • Houses NIMAS XML files that can be converted
into accessible formats for use with qualifiedK-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)Blind20/200 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 ImpairedVisual disability prevents reading of standard print materials.
Physically ImpairedUnable to hold book & turn page/Difficulty visually tracking lines of print.Print DisabilityReading 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)
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,TopicalArea,10,
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 StepThe 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
FormatsIEP team determines appropriate
accessible formatsBraille Audio
Large Print Digital 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:
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.