Transcript NIMAS

NIMAS
National Instructional
Materials Accessibility
Standard
2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF AT ACT PROGRAMS
June 14, 2006
Chuck Hitchcock
Chief Officer, Policy and
Technology for CAST and
Director, NIMAS TA Center
EMAIL [email protected]
The Plan
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Background
Quick demonstration – DTB3 & XHTML
What does the IDEA 2004 statute require?
How will the system work?
Which students will qualify for specialized
formats developed from NIMAS source files?
What types of instructional materials will be included?
The NIMAC at APH
NIMAS / NIMAC graphic – the ring
Future direction for providing accessible materials
NIMAS Development and TA Centers
NIMAS Center partners
NIMAS and NIMAC Web sites
NIMAS support resources for publishers
Quick Demo
Daisy Book
NIMAS file set – quick
conversion to Daisy Book
XHTML version – for validation
and possible use within a talking
browser
Not the focus
of this brief
presentation.
NIMAS: What is it?
National Instructional Materials Accessibility
Standard – NIMAS source file set
A recommendation developed by consensus in
2004 by an expert panel of key stakeholders Approved by US Dept. of Education in July 2004
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for NIMAS
was posted to the Federal Register on 6/29/05
Will be updated as Final Rule – summer 2006 likely
Based on the international DAISY Book Standard
ANSI/NISO Z39.86 2002 – NIMAS version 1.0
Daisy/NISO Z39.86 2005 – NIMAS version 1.1 -> regs
NIMAS baseline+optional elements = DAISY elements
Problems Addressed by NIMAS
Students
Timely delivery of accessible textbooks
Appropriate formats and quality
Breaks down one barrier to the general education curriculum
Increases level of independence
Educators
Reduces scanning duplication of effort – time and money
Increases likelihood that specialized formats will be available when
they are needed by students with print disabilities
Increases awareness of what is available and how to use it
Publishers
50 States and 50 sets of requirements – complexity and cost
Copyright issues – digital rights
Digital rights management issues
NIMAS Statute Highlights (IDEA 2004)
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State Assurances to US Dept. of Education (Part B, Sec. 612)
 Adopt NIMAS in timely manner - once published in federal register
 Coordinate with NIMAC or assure timely delivery of accessible materials
 Requires publishers to provide NIMAS file to NIMAC by contract
 Or, purchase alternate formats directly from publisher (market model)
 Coordinate with State agency responsible for AT
LEA Assurances to State Dept. of Education (Part B, Sec. 613)
 Same conditions as above (with exception of AT coordination requirement)
NIMAC (Part D, Sec. 674)
 Establish and support, through the APH, a center to be known as the 'National
Instructional Materials Access Center' not later than 1 year after IDEA 2004
 Receive and maintain a catalog of NIMAS print instructional materials
 Provide access to print instructional materials in accessible media (source files)
 Develop procedures to protect against copyright infringement.
Applicability - Applies to print instructional materials published after the date on
which the final rule establishing NIMAS is published in the Federal Register.
Section 121 of title 17, United States Code, is amended– (Title III)
 Not a violation of copyright for publishers to transfer files to NIMAC if required by
State and publisher has rights to publish material in print and files are to be used
to create specialized formats.
How Will it Work?
 States and districts provide assurances to qualify for federal funds:
 SEAs adopt NIMAS in a timely manner (by 12/3/06)
 SEAs and LEAs opt-in to NIMAC (by 12/3/06)
 Have option to opt out of NIMAC but must assure delivery of accessible materials in
a timely manner to students with print disabilities.
 SEAs and LEAs require publishers to submit NIMAS file sets
 Educational publishers submit source files to NIMAC (copyright
protections for publishers provided by IDEA 2004, Title III)
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NIMAS conforming XML content files
Images in folders: SVG, PNG or JPEG (order of preference)
PDF of the print materials title page
Package file (metadata and manifest - list of submitted files)
 NIMAC validates and catalogs the NIMAS file set
 Authorized entities obtain files from NIMAC to prepare student-ready
versions of core instructional materials.
 From authorized entities, LEAs request and receive accessible
instructional materials for students with print disabilities – or, obtain them
directly from publishers if and when available.
SEA Contract and LEA Purchase
Order Language
Sample Language for Adoption Contracts
and LEA Purchase Orders
By agreeing to deliver the materials marked with "NIMAS" on
this contract or purchase order, the publisher agrees to prepare and
submit, on or before ___/___/______, a NIMAS file set to the NIMAC
that complies with the terms and procedures set forth by the NIMAC.
Should the vendor be a distributor of the materials and not the
publisher, the distributor agrees to immediately notify the publisher of
its obligation to submit NIMAS file sets of the purchased products to
the NIMAC. The files will be used for the production of alternate
formats as permitted under the law for students with print disabilities.
This is page __ of __ of this contract or purchase order.
For additional information about NIMAS, please refer to http://nimas.cast.org.
For additional information about the NIMAC, refer to http://nimac.us.
Which Students will Qualify?
 Blind and other students with print disabilities
 1996 Chafee Amendment to Copyright Statute – authorized entities
can produce and distribute specialized formats to students
 Consistent with policies of existing authorized entities
 NIMAS source files are not intended for direct student use.
What Materials will be Included?
 Print Instructional Materials: The term 'print instructional materials' means
printed textbooks and related printed core materials that are written and
published primarily for use in elementary school and secondary school instruction
and are required by a State educational agency or local educational agency for use
by students in the classroom.
 K-12 textbooks, workbooks, assessments, leveled readers, etc.
 Textbook adoption & open territory state differences
 Will apply to copyright as of the date of publication of the final rule
that includes NIMAS in the Federal Register
 Additional clarification may be needed regarding this topic.
What is NIMAC?
 A national repository of NIMAS source files
maintained and coordinated by the American
Printing House for the Blind (APH) in
Louisville, Kentucky.
 Operations proposal
and funding request
under review by OSEP
 Have contracted with
Overdrive to administer
validation, security and
data base files
State and Local
Education
Agency Opt In
Scenario
A Near Future Alternative
NIMAS issues regarding
copyright, digital rights,
compensation and
qualified students with
print disabilities will
stimulate planning and
implementation of a
Market Model Solution
that supports all students
with print disabilities – or
perhaps, all students.
Publisher
Authorized
Entities &
Contracted
Conversion
Services
LEA
Student
NIMAS Development Center
Purpose: provide national leadership to further the
development and maintenance of NIMAS and support
its large-scale implementation- Identify technological advances and pedagogical research that
support effective revisions and enhancements of NIMAS as a
standard for developing universally designed, multiple-output formats
in a cost-effective and timely manner.
 Build and support the capacity of the NIMAS Technical Assistance
Center, which was also established by OSEP, to implement the
adoption of NIMAS by states and other entities;
 Explore the feasibility of a market driven distribution model to
increase the quality, quantity, and timely delivery of accessible
materials.
Two open committee meetings held each calendar year:
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January just prior to the ATIA Conference – Orlando, FL
2.
September – Dallas, TX
NIMAS TA Center
Purpose: provide support to publishers and states to
ensure the successful implementation of NIMAS- Plan and evaluate technical assistance to improve the availability
and timely delivery of accessible materials to student and teachers;
 Implement technical assistance to states and other entities that
have adopted or are considering adopting NIMAS to support for a
timely phase-in of NIMAS;
 Facilitate collaboration among various Department-funded
stakeholders to ensure a coordinated and effective implementation
of NIMAS; and
 Disseminate relevant information and resources about the benefits
and availability of accessible digital materials to key stakeholders.
NIMAS Center Partners?
 NIMAS Development and TA Centers at CAST
http://nimas.cast.org
http://nimac.us
NIMAS Center Website Resources
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History of IMAA and NIMAS
The NIMAS & NIMAC related language from IDEA 2004 statute
The most current version of the NIMAS technical specification (v1.1)
List of NIMAS Development Committee members
List of NIMAS related conference presentations and Webcasts
Minutes of the bi-annual NIMAS Development Committee meetings
A detailed NIMAS & NIMAC FAQ
Other resources for publishers, conversion houses and states 
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Background knowledge on DAISY, XML & accessible materials
Guidance on the development of NIMAS file sets
Links to conversion houses that can help with NIMAS file development
NIMAS baseline file sets and supplemental exemplars
Links to research on the use of electronic text in education
Links to legislation and regulation pertaining to NIMAS, NIMAC and copyright
laws related to the provision of accessible materials
http://nimas.cast.org