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• Coordinating Higher Education Systems

  

  Explore the coordinating systems needed for Higher Education and learn how to develop or revise a higher education system to address best practices for the provision of accessible materials and technologies.

• Module 5: Providing Accessible Formats for PreK-12 Learners

  Many students with disabilities encounter barriers when using text-based materials, whether in print or digital. Learn about the actions that need to be taken so that learners who need accessible formats of these materials receive them with high quality and in a timely manner.

• Article

  A Southern Story: Providing Accessible Educational Materials

  

  AEM Center at CAST, 2023

  We explored how one State Education Agency (SEA) and two Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in a southern state enacted federal and state policies to provide Accessible Educational Materials (AEM) to students with disabilities

• Guide

  A Practical Guide for Using EPUB in K–12 Teaching & Learning

  National AEM Center at CAST, 2023

  This guide addresses the challenge of inaccessible digital learning resources by providing K–12 educators and administrators with actionable information about EPUB, a digital file format.

• Report

  Improving the Accessibility of State-Mandated Assessments: Findings from a Focus Group of State Education Agency Representatives

  AEM Center at CAST, 2022

  Find initial considerations for improving the accessibility of state-mandated assessments for students with disabilities.

• Article

  Audio-Supported Reading for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

  R. Jackson, 2021

  In ASR, both the rate of information pick up and the portion of attention paid to braille or print—in combination with speech—can be controlled by the user.With sufficient practice, both braille readers and magnified print readers can greatly increase the rate at which they move through text using ASR.

• Video

  Defining the Term “Accessible”

  

  National AEM Center at CAST, 2023

  Build an understanding of what accessibility is and why it is important to have a common understanding of accessibility, especially when working with students with disabilities who require accessible materials and technologies.

• Video

  NIMAS and Procurement

  

  National AEM Center at CAST, 2024

  Under IDEA 2004, the authority to require publishers to send files to the NIMAC is entirely in the hands of customers—states and districts. Instructional materials procurement is central to ensuring that the NIMAC will have the files for the materials your students need, when they need them.

• AEM Pilot

  

  The AEM Pilot is an interactive web-based tool that guides K-12 districts and states to become more inclusive learning spaces for students with disabilities. Building background knowledge about accessible educational materials and technologies, conducting self-assessments, and monitoring continuous progress are all facilitated by the AEM Pilot.

• Presentation

  Quality Indicators for Guiding Systems Change in Higher Ed Digital Accessibility

  

  4:00PM – 5:30PM ET on Thursday, July 21, 2022

  Perspectives and recommendations will be provided on how to use the Quality Indicators to educate institutional leadership on the cross-cutting effort required to create a coordinated system for providing accessible materials and technologies.