Materials Accessibility

National Instructional Accessbility Standard (NIMAS)

If your center's educational program falls under the obligations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (See Section IDEA of 2004), then you are also obligated to meet the NIMAS requirement or provide an acceptable alternative as indicated below.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 04) requires states to address the critical difficulty in obtaining accessible textbooks for students with disabilities by adopting a new file format, the National Instructional Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). The NIMAS requires state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to adhere to the standard if they choose to opt in. If the SEA or LEA chooses not to opt in, they must still ensure that they will provide textbooks in accessible formats at the same time their non-disabled peers receive them.