How the AIM Consortium is Contributing the Implementation of NIMAS and Beyond May 5, 2008.
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How the AIM Consortium is Contributing the Implementation of NIMAS and Beyond
May 5, 2008
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The AIM ConsortiumWorking Together at Two Levels
State and Local Systems - Student IEP Teams
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Three Goals of the AIM Consortium
1. Facilitate the development of State systems for increasing
the awareness and timely provision of A.I.M. via
NIMAS/NIMAC for qualifying students and other means for
non-qualifying students.
2. Employ high quality procedures and practices for the
identification, acquisition, and use of A.I.M.
3. Produce scalable products and services available to all
States, OAs, and FAS
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Highlights of Central Services Activities & Products
• Steering Committee Teleconferences
• Quality Panel
• Quality Indicators for the Provision of A.I.M.
• A.I.M. and AIM Web site
• Internal and External Evaluation Tools
• Graduate Level A.I.M. Course
• Presentations with Slides & Notes for Targeted Groups
• Coordination of Category Three Activities
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Sample State Activities and Products
• Advisory Boards
• System Definition
• Legislative Action
• Awareness Presentations
• Training Cadres
• State Conferences
• Collaborative Concerns Identification and Solution-Seeking
• Updated websites
• Awareness brochures
• Decision-making guides
Checklists
• Device demonstrations
• DVDs
• and Fact Sheets
• Flowcharts and FAQs Docs
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Best Practices Activities & Products Under Development
• A.I.M. DVD Training and Technical Assistance Series
• A.I.M. Decision-Making Guidelines and Tools Development
• Reader, Content & Conversion (RCC) & AIM Software Project
• User’s Guide to Copyright Exempt Repositories
• AIM Online Course II: Preparing A.I.M. for Students with Print
Disabilities
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of A.I.M. use
• A.I.M. Resource Guide
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Key questions to guide Decision-making about Accessible Instructional Materials
• Does this STUDENT need instructional materials in specialized formats to access the curriculum and receive a free, appropriate, public education?
• In which ENVIRONMENTS will specialized materials be used?
• For which TASKS will the student require materials in which specialized format?
• What TOOLS will the student and others need?•Formats? Teaching? Technology? Training? Accommodations? Modifications?
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Continuing Challenges
• Complexity of legal and practical issues, specifically related to definition of “print disability” and eligibility interpretations
• interpretations of eligibility and State bureaucracy slowdowns• Current availability of A.I.M. for students who are not NIMAC-
eligible (copyright exempt)
• Development issues related to NIMAS file sets• Vendors of Braille translation, etc need access to NIMAS files.
Exceptions are causing difficulties • Need additional category of access for developers and
troubleshooters• Multiple certifications of eligibility impact timely manner
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“It is not enough to stare up the steps…We must step up the stairs”
Vaclav Havel