Module 8 focuses on NIMAS, the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard, a new element in IDEA that is going to revolutionize getting accessible materials to students with print disabilities in time for them to actually learn with their classmates! We love this module--and NIMAS!
NIMAS is a high priority and a "giant leap forward" for a great many students with disabilities: those with print disabilities that prevent or seriously limit their ability to use standard print materials---such as textbooks, for pity sakes! If this describes a student you know and work with, or if this describes your son or daughter, then you may be very interested in knowing more about NIMAS and how it strikes to the heart of access to the general education curriculum and learning.
The Components of This Module
Module 8 is available in English only (except for the handouts for participants, which are also available in Spanish). The module includes:
- a slideshow presentation;
- a Trainer's Guide; and
- handouts for participants.
Please help yourself below, and download the components you need to learn on your own and/or to train others regarding NIMAS.
Component #1: The Slideshow
English only
Learn about NIMAS and share with others through these 38 slides. (Zip folder)
www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Documents/
Training_Curriculum/8slideshow.zip
Component #2: Trainer's Guide
English only
This guide provides thumbnails of each slide, a description of how the slide operates, and a full explanation of the content on each slide. (If you have a slower Internet connection and want to download the PDF version, try our "for slower connections" page with the Trainer's Guide for Module 8 broken into three parts.)
Component #3: Handouts for Participants | Folletos para Participantes
The handouts for Module 8 are included in a packet of handouts designed to cover the entire umbrella topic of Theme B, IDEA and General Education. If you've downloaded the handouts for Theme B already, then you have the handouts you need for Module 8. If you haven't downloaded any handouts for Theme B yet, then here they are in 2 different formats and 2 different languages.
English Handouts for Participants
Folletos en Español
Note about the Spanish Translations:
In preparing the handouts in Spanish, NICHCY has chosen to use a certain vocabulary set for the terminology most frequently used in IDEA. IDEA itself is extremely and purposefully consistent about its terminology, and we felt it critical to do the same in Spanish. However, we fully recognize that there are many ways to say the same thing, and Spanish is rich with alternatives from country to country, region to region. So we've also prepared a glossary of the terminology used in IDEA, how we've rendered that terminology in Spanish, and other ways of rendering it that families may also hear. Share this with participants as you see fit or use it to guide your own translations. The glossary of terminology is available in two formats, PDF and Word:
There! You're all set to go for Module 8. Please remember that these materials are designed to be thorough and authoritative sources of info on IDEA 2004. That's why they are so detailed. As a trainer, you are free to adapt the info we've offered to serve the purposes and needs of your audiences and the amount of time you have to spend with them.
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