How will SEAs and LEAs work with the NIMAC?
• officially choose to act as a coordinating agency with the NIMAC, • include language in contracts with publishers directing them to send NIMAS-conformant files of elementary and secondary school textbooks and related core print instructional materials to the NIMAC, • identify authorized users who may obtain files directly from the NIMAC, • arrange to have files converted to accessible textbooks by using their own resources or contracting with others, and • be encouraged to share information about the availability of textbooks in accessible format through APH’s LOUIS Database of Accessible Materials for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired (http://www.aph.org/louis/index.html) in order to avoid duplication of effort.We encourage SEAs to serve as a conduit between the LEAs and the NIMAC.
