Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) AT Bootcamp ATIA 2013 Behnke, Marotta, & Wojcik
Jun 25, 2015
Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)AT Bootcamp
ATIA 2013Behnke, Marotta, & Wojcik
AgendaVideo OverviewA Roadmap for Accessible Instructional
Materials (AIM)EligibilityPrint DisabilitySpecialized FormatsAcquisition of AIMAIM NavigatorResourcesComments 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
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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 DisabilityStudent /child is not able to use standard
print materialsFrequently the result of a visual
impairment, physical disability or reading disability
Meets copyright criteria for specialized formats
Federal definition of “Print Disability”
Accessible Instructional MaterialsIncluded in IDEA 2004Requires 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 PrintEnlarged copy of regular-print-sized materialsFacilitates ease of reading for learners with
low visionAt least 18 point and largerReadability depends on font type, use of
white space and other features (e.g. bold or underline vs. italicized text)
APH Print Guidelines for Document Designwww.aph.org/edresearch/lpguide.htm
Serif FontSa
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AudioSound files Does not include textIncludes recorded files, usually saved as
Wave or MP3 filesFiles can be accessed using the computer
(e.g. Windows Media Player) or portable media players (e.g. iPod, Book Port Plus, VictorReader Stratus)
Digital TextMay be referred to as electronic text
or e-textProvides visual and auditory supportsAvailable 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, VictorReader Stream)
Authorized Users for NIMACAuthorized Users (AUs) of the NIMAC have
direct access to the NIMAC to download NIMAS file sets or assign NIMAS file sets for download by Accessible Media Producers (AMPs) who are registered with the NIMAC.
Bookshare Learning Ally
Publishers and OthersAmerican 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 Indivdiual 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 NavigatorInteractive tool to facilitate the process of
decision-making of AIM for individual learnersProcess 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