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ED Proposes NIMAS Standards, Opens Comment Period

In a proposal released June 29, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services set forth guidelines for a National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS).  In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), these guidelines would set a national standard for converting textbooks and other instructional materials into formats accessible to students with disabilities that prevent them from reading print.  NIMAS applies to print instructional materials required by state or local educational agencies (LEAs) for classroom use.

The Department of Education announced that parties interested in commenting on NIMAS have until September 12, 2005, to do so.  Comments may be submitted by visiting http://www.regulations.gov, or by sending an email to osersnimascomments@ed.gov with "NIMAS Comments" in the subject line.  Written comments may be sent to:

Troy Justesen
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Room 5126
Potomac Center Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20202-2641

Questions, ideas, or in need of more information? Please contact Stacey Pusey at 856-241-7772.

Click here to view the federal register announcement

Also see the AEP Online article "IDEA Reauthorization Mandates Digital Repository" (10/19/04)

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