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o Eligibility, Acquistion, and Sample Language Chart from Michigan: http://aimconsortium.cast.org/sites/aimconsortium.cast.org/files/AIM_NIMAS_MI_Ed_v4.6.pdf

o National AIM Consortium Website http://aimconsortium.cast.org/

o AIM and NIMAS – http://nimas.cast.org/center/consortium/index.html

o Bookshare.org - http://www.bookshare.org

o LA Department of Education Assistive Technology Initiative-http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/eia/1538.html

o LA Department of Education Textbook Adoption Policy - http://www.doe.state.la.us/mark/lde/eia/577.html

o LA Instructional Materials Resource Center-http://www.lsvi.org/content.cfm?id=75

o AIM Resource Blog www.aimcast.blogspot.com

o This website provides an online professional development opportunity related to AIM:  http://teachweb.cast.org/moodle/

o Electronic Book Sites

o References to Research on the Use of Digital Text and Text-to-Speech:

    Accessible Textbooks in the Classroom   http://nimas.cast.org/about/resources/accessible_textbooks
    Accessbile Textbooks in the Classroom II   http://nimas.cast.org/about/resources/accessible_textbooks_ii

RFB&D


RFB&D Individual Membership is now FREE. http://www.rfbd.org/membership-individual.htm

Thanks to major funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Grant #H327D090001 and support of private donors, RFB&D Individual Membership is now free to individuals with proper certification*.

Member benefits include:

  • FREE access to the nation's largest audiobook library of textbooks and literature titles
  • Human-narrated audiobooks with descriptions of images, tables and graphs
  • Easy-to-use online catalog
  • 24/7 online member services and phone support
  • Various audiobook downloadable formats, including DAISY and WMA (Windows Media Audio

 

Bookshare

Requesting NIMAC Textbooks through Bookshare

U.S. K-12 public schools or agencies with a BookshareTM membership may download NIMAC-sourced textbooks and deliver them to their students with a qualified print disability and an IEP. Bookshare converts NIMAC-sourced books into formats ready for students (DAISY or BRF) in two weeks or less.
Has your state named Bookshare as an Authorized User (AU)? To find out, please read http://www.bookshare.org/about/nimacFAQ.

  • Search http://www.bookshare.org to see if Bookshare has the book.
    • Search by title, author or ISBN number.
    • Or, browse NIMAC books: Browse> NIMAC collection.
  • Didn’t find the book in Bookshare? Search the NIMAC repository:  http://www.nimac.us
  • Found the book in the NIMAC? Ask Bookshare to get it for you:
    • Bookshare is an AU for your state: Login to Bookshare, select Contact Us at: http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs and choose “NIMAC Textbooks and Other NIMAC Questions” in the “my question is about” drop-down menu. Provide information such as the title, author, publisher, grade level and ISBN number.
    • Bookshare is not an AU for your state: Your NIMAC coordinator or AU can assign the book to Bookshare to convert into a student-ready format.

To find your state NIMAC coordinator visit: http://nimas.cast.org/about/resources/nimas_nimac_contacts

    • We will notify you when the book is ready and in the library.
  • Didn’t find the book in the NIMAC repository?  You can ask your publisher to place a digital copy of textbooks purchased after 7/19/2006 in the NIMAC.
  • Please visit our NIMAC FAQ page for more details.

If you have questions about accessing NIMAC-sourced textbooks through Bookshare or how to request that Bookshare convert a NIMAS file and add it to the library, please read our Frequently Asked Questions at http://www.bookshare.org/about/nimacFAQ, and then contact us at http://www.bookshare.org/contactUs

NIMAC Frequently Asked Questions:   http://www.bookshare.org/about/nimacFAQ


Bookshare Webinars - The following three archived online trainings will help educators maximize a Bookshare membership by learning how to:

  • sign up your qualified students and staff for a Bookshare organizational membership,
  • manage your online membership,
  • find books on Bookshare and how to make textbooks and non-textbook requests,
  • use our free reader software for members and how to access our books using a variety of assistive technology.

Webinar 1: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=d9ixck

Webinar 2: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=ck6h2b

Webinar 3: https://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=39v3og

Webinar 4 for Parents: http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=h3lmge

NOTE: These webinar recordings require Flash. If Flash is not installed on the computer where you want to view the webinars, you will be prompted to install it before the webinars will play.

 

Just For Parents

Tumblebooks: http://www.livingston.lib.la.us

Tar Heel Reader:  tarheelreader.org