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Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)AT Bootcamp
ATIA 2013
Behnke, Marotta, & Wojcik
Agenda
Video Overview A Roadmap for Accessible Instructional
Materials (AIM) Eligibility Print Disability Specialized Formats Acquisition of AIM AIM Navigator Resources Comments and Suggestions
Review Video
“AIM Simply Said” by the National Center on AIM
http://aim.cast.org/learn/accessiblemedia/allaboutaim
The Texas Road Map forAccessible Instructional Materials
Developed to help give a visual
GPS to help you navigate the way through accessible instructional
material acquisition
Provides 2 routes:
Eligibility and acquisition
routes
5
Federal Eligibility
1. Blind persons: visual acuity is 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction or visual field no greater than 20°
2. Persons certified by competent authority: even with correction, visual disability is preventing the reading of standard printed materials
Federal Eligibility
3. Persons certified by competent authority: unable to read or use standard printed materials due to physical limitations
4. Persons certified by competent authority: have reading disability resulting from organic dysfunction and of sufficient severity to prevent their reading of printed materials in a normal manner
Print Disability
Student /child is not able to use standard print materials
Frequently the result of a visual impairment, physical disability or reading disability
Meets copyright criteria for specialized formats
Federal definition of “Print Disability”
Accessible Instructional Materials
Included in IDEA 2004
Requires that core instructional materials be provided in a timely manner in specialized formats when needed by students with disabilities
4 specialized formats: Braille, large print, audio and digital text
Braille
Tactile literacy medium used by
learners who are blind
Uses six dots, presented in various combinations, to represent text, numbers, punctuation, and special signs and symbols
Can be accessed using technology such as a PDA (e.g. note-taker) or braille display
Large Print
Enlarged copy of regular-print-sized materials
Facilitates ease of reading for learners with low vision
At least 18 point and larger
Readability depends on font type, use of white space and other features
(e.g. bold or underline vs. italicized text)
APH Print Guidelines for Document Design
www.aph.org/edresearch/lpguide.htm
Serif FontSa
ns-
seri
f
Audio
Sound files
Does not include text
Includes recorded files, usually saved as Wave or MP3 files
Files can be accessed using the computer
(e.g. Windows Media Player) or portable media players (e.g. iPod, Book Port Plus, VictorReader Stratus)
Digital Text
May be referred to as electronic text or e-text
Provides visual and auditory supports
Available in various formats such as online HTML or EPub
Can be accessed using specialized software (e.g. Read Hear™) or hardware (e.g. Apex, VictorReader Stratus, VictorReaderStream)
PATHWAYS TO PROVIDING AIM TO STUDENTS
Key Questions When Investigating Repositories of Accessible Text What is the nature of the collections?
(e.g., subject area collections, textbooks, periodicals, trade books, etc.)
What formats are available from the repository? (e.g., .txt, .rtf, .doc, .docx, .pdf, etc.)
Is there a cost to access the files in the repository?
Who qualifies?
Popular Repositories
Readily Available Content (e.g., public domain e-text and audio e-text equivalents, Public Library Audio Books)
Commercially Available Content (e.g., Audible.com, Recorded Books, ITunes Music Store, Amazon, etc.)
Popular Repositories (Continued)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (http://www.loc.gov/nls)
◦ Collection Holdings: Periodicals, Tradebooksand Catalogs
◦ File Formats Available: cassette tapes, Braille
◦ Cost to Access: No
Popular Repositories (Continued)
Learning Ally (Formerly Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic) (http://www.learningally.org)
◦ Collection Holdings: Textbooks, Periodicals, Tradebooks
◦ File Formats Available: .wma, DAISY
◦ Cost to Access: Yes, but depends
Popular Repositories (Continued)
Infinitext (http://il.myinfinitec.org)
◦ Collection Holdings: Textbooks, Tradebooks
◦ File Formats Available: .txt, pdf, .kes., and .mp3
◦ Cost to Access: No (must be a member of the Coalition)
Popular Repositories (Continued)
Bookshare.org (http://bookshare.org)
◦ Collection Holdings: Textbooks, Periodicals, Tradebooks
◦ File Formats Available: .brf, DAISY
◦ Cost to Access: No (for qualifying K-12 Students), Yes (for others)
Popular Repositories (Continued)
NIMAC (http://nimac.us)
◦ Collection Holdings: Textbooks, Core Instructional Materials
◦ File Formats Available: NIMAS
◦ Cost to Access: No
Who Qualifies?: Key Questions When Considering the Provision of AIM
Does the student require accessible, alternate format versions of printed textbooks and printed core materials? Has this need been documented in the student’s 504 plan or IEP?
Is the material copyrighted?
Does the student certified by a competent authority as having a print disability?
Does the student have either a 504 plan or an IEP?
Notes
Provision of AIM when those materials are copyrighted may
◦ be acquired from the publisher
◦ go through the Chafee Amendment or NIMAS provisions (should the student qualify)
More Notes
When accessing files under the Chaffee Amendment or NIMAS, it is important to note that different repositories accept different competent authorities to certify print disabilities.
Publishers and Others
American Printing House for the Blind is also a federally-funded Accessible Media Provider
Accessible materials can also be purchased from publishers (e.g. Pearson) and other commercial resources
Top 10 questions to ask publishers
Group or Individual Activity
What do you currently do for accessing AIM?Review the top 10 questions to ask publishers.
Determination of Materials
Things to consider: Learner’s needs Recommendations from personnel Availability Implementation and support Parental involvement Environments Technologies
AIM Explorer
Interactive tool
Allows for trials of different features which may be beneficial for persons with disabilities
Report can be generated for documenting individual preferences
Download
AIM Navigator
Interactive tool to facilitate the process of decision-making of AIM for individual learners
Process consists of 4 major decision points: determination of need
selection of format(s)
acquisition of format(s)
selection of supports for use
Useful resources provided to help guide the ARD committeehttp://aim.cast.org/experience/decision-making_tools/aim_navigator