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  • Find information about the National Instructional Material Standard (NIMAS), including the technical specification and exemplars to guide you in developing NIMAS-conformant files.

  • Guide

    AEM Center at CAST, 2020

    Practical information about creating a NIMAS fileset for publishers and conversion houses.

  • Learn about best practices for creating NIMAS-conformant files by reviewing our exemplars and related documentation.

  • Guide

    AEM Center at CAST, 2021

    Best practices for preparing NIMAS filesets when textbooks are adopted or purchased.

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    Learn about the NIMAS and the NIMAC, two key provision of IDEA 2004, the special education law for elementary and secondary education in the U.S.

  • Adapt the provided sample language for NIMAS in your purchase orders or contracts with publishers and vendors.

  • MathML is a markup language for displaying equations and other mathematical expressions. Learn about the requirements for including MathML in NIMAS filesets.

  • On May 26, 2020 the U.S. Department of Education issues a Notice of Interpretation (NOI)  permitting the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) to accept files derived from digital instructional materials.

  • Find answers to commonly asked questions about NIMAS and related topics such as the NIMAC, state and local agency requirements, and the provision of accessible formats from NIMAS filesets.

  • Learn how the terms "eligible person" and "accessible formats" are now used in relation to NIMAS as a result of the enactment of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act and its changes to copyright law.

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