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50 State Accessible Curriculum Policy Survey
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HAWAII
Interview Notes (April, 2003)
On April 2, 2003 we spoke to Francine Wai, Director of the Disability and
Communication Access Board.
- No state laws for publishers re: accessible materials
- The Hawaii Legislature tried to pass a law parallel to CA law re: requirements
for publishers but it failed. It was introduced in the 2000-2001 and the 2001-2002
sessions and failed. Wai notes that this was surprising because no cost was
associated with it. So there is no formal law re: requirements for publishers
to provide anything extra to students who are print disabled
- Instead of law for publishers, the state DOE is the mechanism that ensures
students can have availability in forms they need—Braille etc. Hawaii’s
DOE transcribes through Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped
- The Disability and Communication Access Board is an assistance and advocacy
organization attached to Hawaii Dept. of Health. It tracks implementation
of federal laws and handles document reviews to ensure compliance with ADA.
It also provides parent support
Note: We also received information on Hawaii’s Braille Bill
from:
Debbie Jackson, Legislative Liaison
Disability & Communication Access Board
919 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96814
Tel. (808) 586-8121 v/tty or Fax (808) 586-8129
E-mail: dljackso@mail.health.state.hi.us
Jackson wrote: “Here is the citation in the Hawaii Revised Statutes that
related to Braille Instructional Materials. The bill was passed in the 2002
Hawaii State Legislature and is called Act 193 (the original bill number was
SB 2165).”
Act 193: Instructional materials |
(a) Whenever used in this section, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context: "Braille" means the system of reading
and writing through touch commonly known as standard English Braille. "Textbooks
and other instructional materials" means any literary or nonliterary
works obtained for use in a course of study.
(b) All publishers of textbooks or other instructional materials sold to
the State or any local education agency shall furnish computer diskettes
for literary subjects in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange
from which braille versions can be produced. Publishers shall also furnish
computer diskettes in American Standard Code for Information Interchange
for nonliterary subjects including natural sciences, computer science, mathematics,
and music when braille specialty code translation software is available.
(c) This section shall not apply to publishers of textbooks and other instructional
materials written in the Hawaiian language. [L 2002, c 193, §7] |
Links and Contact Information
Department of Education: http://doe.k12.hi.us/
Special Education: http://doe.k12.hi.us/specialeducation/
http://www.sped.k12.hi.us/
Assistive Technology: http://www.teleschool.k12.hi.us/hoat/resource.html
Hawaii Center for the Deaf and Blind: http://www.hcdb.k12.hi.us/
Disability and Communication Access Board: http://www.state.hi.us/health/dcab/
University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies: http://www.cds.hawaii.edu/
Contacts
Francine Wai, Director, Disability and Communication Access Board
Tel. (808) 586-8121
E-mail: accesshi@aloha.net
Kathy Ratliffe, University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies
Tel. (808) 956-9502
E-mail: ratliffe@hawaii.edu
Library for Blind and Physically Handicapped
Tel. (808) 733-8444
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