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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 website is a resource to Maine educators and families interested in learning more about how to select, acquire and use Accessible Instructional Materials for students with Print Disabilities.
The information covers:
We invite you to read through this website in book form. We have constructed it with the idea of reading it sequentially, or by using the hyperlinks, simply jumping to the section you are most interested in. In the next section we discuss: What are Accessible Instructional Materials?
If you already know about AIM and want to search for materials use one of the links below:
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Major contributors: Cynthia Curry, Kathleen Powers, John Brandt, Christine Tofani
Much of the content of this resource was provided by CAST and from other state's AIM sites.
Photos from Flickr by PPDigital, lissalou66, vieuxbandit, nic's events, wesley fryer, mislibrarian, anarchosyn, Korean Resource Center, ishrona, toe stubber, sugarpond and available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.
The Maine AIM website is new and still under development. We are endeavoring to update the content on a daily basis. If you have difficulty with the site or find an error, please contact John Brandt via e-mail.