NIMAS

=NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard)= = For the most up-to-date information on NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Access Centers) in Florida go to = @http://www.fimcvi.org/nimas-florida/

=Hernando County DRMs (Digital Rights Managers)= Caitlin DiCristofalo Susan Gemmati Cassandra Hall Christina Dancsak Darla Croft

PowerPoint

= NIMAS Procedures to Secure Materials for Qualifying ESE Students =


 * The School-based ESE case manager must gather the following information: **

1. The most current IEP highlighting the NIMAS needs – include: aaa a. present level aaa b. accommodations aaa c. goals – if the student needs instruction in the specialized format aaa d. supports and testing // ***Please read this document to determine what should be in the IEP!** // 2. Physician Certification form (if the student has a reading disability) 3. Qualifying Professional form (signed by the program/staffing specialist) 4. Student Registration form

5. Student schedule with names of all teachers/subjects 6. List of all student core instructional material text books with ISBN numbers. Include a Xeroxed copy of the back cover of the book. (Be sure the books are student edition, NOT teacher edition.)

NIMAS PowerPoint for ATCs


Who Can Access NIMAS files? A quick reference chart:

Role of the IEP team = Forms you might need for NIMAS: =

NIMAS qualifying documentation

Physician Certification for Organic Reading disability



School-based ATCs or other ESE staff complete this form and send to DRM to order NIMAS materials.



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