Low Incidence: Blind/Visual Impairment
Services, Resources, and Information
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)/ National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (NIMAC)
The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) is a technical publishing standard requierd by state agencies to allow materials to be published in as many formats as possible for persons with disabilities. These formats include large print, Braille, text-to-speech, audio files, and more.
Large Print and Braille MAP
(All resources in this section are in PDF format.)
- Communications - Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
- Mathematics - Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10
- Science - Grades 3, 7, 10
- Social Studies - Grades 4, 8, 11
- Test Coordinator Information (2006)
- Items omitted from Braille version (2006)
- Example Braille School/Group List
- Example Braille Labels
- Test Coordinators Manual (2012)
Feedback
Resources
Services
- Eligibility Criteria
- Missouri Assistive Technology
- Missouri School for the Blind
- Readers for the Blind
- Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
- Textbook Procurement Rule
- Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
For print materials, contact Yvonne Ali at the American Printing House Materials Center, MSB (314) 776-4320, ext. 256
Studies and Reports
Task Force/Legislation
- House Bill 401
- Task Force on Blind Student Academic and Vocational Performance (BTF)
- The Braille Bill
Training/Conferences/Opportunities