The AIM Consortium January 26, 2009. The AIM Consortium Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana,...

The AIM Consortium

January 26, 2009

The AIM Consortium

Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming and CAST

Three Goals of the AIM Consortium

1. Facilitate the development of State systems for increasing the awareness and timely provision of accessible instructional materials via NIMAS/NIMAC for qualifying students and other means for non-qualifying students

Three Goals of the AIM Consortium

2. Ensure that State systems employ high quality procedures and practices

3. Produce related products and services scalable and made available to all

Development at Two Levels

State and Local Education Agencies

Student IEP Teams

AIM Consortium Activities in Three Areas

Central ServicesProvided by CAST to all AIM Consortium States

Focused State ActivitiesSystem development activities especially designed to address

individual state environments and needs

Best Practices Products & ServicesServices or materials beneficial to the member States and

scalable to all States, OAs, and FAS

Quality Indicators for the Provision of Accessible Instructional Materials

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

1. The education agency supports the provision of appropriate, high-quality instructional materials in specialized formats to all students with print disabilities who require them.

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

2. The education agency supports the provision of appropriate specialized formats in a timely manner.

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

3. The education agency develops and implements written guidelines to define the responsibilities and actions needed for effective and efficient provision of specialized formats .

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

4. The education agency supports learning opportunities and technical assistance to facilitate the identification of students with print disabilities, as well as the selection, acquisition, and use of appropriate specialized formats.

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

5. The education agency develops and implements a systematic process to monitor and evaluate the equitable, timely provision of appropriate, high-quality materials in specialized formats.

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

6. The education agency uses data to guide changes that support continuous improvement in the selection, acquisition, and use of accessible instructional materials.

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

Quality Indicators for Accessible Instructional Materials

7. The education agency allocates resources sufficient to ensure the delivery and sustainability of quality services to students with print disabilities.

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

1= Emerging; 2= Planning stages; 3= Under development; 4= Partly implemented; 5= Fully implemented

AIMing for Achievement DVD:Providing Accessible Instructional Materials

Minnesota

Online Components for All

• Invitational video that provides an overview of the DVD

• Downloadable resources

• Downloadable form to order the DVD

Text-to-Speech (TtS) and Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM):

An Implementation Guide for Use of TtS and AIM in Secondary Classrooms

Missouri

Online Components for All

• View the Video

• Download the Toolkit

The AIM Navigator:

Decision-Making Process Facilitator

Central Services

The AIM Explorer

CAST Central Services

Product Example

• View the Explorer

A Guide to Federally-Funded Accessible Media Producers

Utah

Online Components for All

• Downloadable Summary Table

• Downloadable APH FAQ

• Downloadable Bookshare FAQ

• Downloadable the RFB&D FAQ

AIM Product Tutorials

Michigan

Online Components for All

• Videos with detailed demonstrations of product features and operation

• Downloadable Quick Start Guides• Downloadable PowerPoint training slides• Printable Summary Chart of Features

Online Courses

AIM 101 – Introduction to Accessible Instructional Materials

AIM 102 :Production of Accessible Instructional Materials

Online Components for All

• Complete graduate level courses• Downloadable Quick Start Guides• Downloadable PowerPoint training slides• Printable Summary Chart of Features