What statutes support the provision of accessible instructional materials?
The Library of Congress regulations (36 CFR 701.10(b)(1)) related to the Act to Provide Books for the Adult Blind (approved March 3, 1931, 2 U.S.C. 135a) was enacted to provide books for the use of the adult blind residents of the United States, including the several States, Territories, insular possessions, and the District of Columbia. Initially addressed only adults who were blind, but was amended in 1952 to include children and in 1966 to include individuals with physical disabilities that prevent the reading of standard print instructional materials. Chafee Amendment to the U.S. Copyright Law of 1931 (1996) Was enacted to allow alternate format creation by “a nonprofit organization or governmental agency that has a primary mission to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive reading or information access needs of blind or other persons with disabilities” Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Establishes the National Instructional Materials Acc
