Accessible Instructional Materials: Selecting and Using Specialized Formats II

Selecting and Using Specialized Formats II

Creating student-ready materials; and selecting assistive technologies:

CAST NIMAS Conversion Tool, http://nimas.cast.org/about/resources/conversion_tool.html

DTBMaker, http://w3.wmcnet.org/dtbmaker/

NIMAS/DAISY Readers: Read OutLoud, gh Player; Kurzweil, TextHelp

DAISY Playback Tools, http://www.daisy.org/tools/tools.shtml?Cat=playback

CAST UDL Book Builder

Welcome to the Accessible Instructional Materials Resource Blog

In most schools, print-based instructional materials, such as textbooks, are a prime way of delivering curricular content. This system works fine for many learners. But for others—those who struggle to read because of physical, sensory, cognitive, or learning differences—such materials are not usable for learning. These students need accessible instructional materials (AIM) in order to access the general education curriculum. Such access is guaranteed in federal education statutes, such as IDEA and NCLB, as well as those of several states.

This blog is a work-in-progress and contains an ever-expanding collection of resources designed to facilitate the awareness and implementation of accessible instructional materials (AIM) in today's classrooms.

Accessible Instructional Materials

Selecting and Using Specialized Formats II

Welcome to the Accessible Instructional Materials Resource Blog

Notable Accessible Instructional Materials Resources - AUDIO

Notable Accessible Insrtuctional Materials Resources - DIGITAL TEXT

Notable Accessible Instructional Materials Resources - BRAILLE