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50 State Accessible Curriculum Policy Survey
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ILLINOIS
Interview Notes (April, 2003)
On April 10, 2003 we spoke to Chuck Hays, Principal Consultant, Textbook Division,
Illinois Department of Education.
- Illinois’ Braille Law: Act 87-1071 Sec. 28-21 (publisher must provide
ASCII file and print copy of textbook for blind student w/in 10 days of request)
- Hays is unaware of any state laws or bills to expand publisher requirements
beyond Braille
Links/Resources
Illinois Assistive Technology Project: http://www.iltech.org/
Special Education Assistive Technology Center at Illinois State http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/seat/
Department of Education: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/
Special Education: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/default.htm
Contacts
Chuck Hays, Principal Consultant
Textbook Division, Illinois Department of Education
Tel. (217) 782-0734
Wilhelmina Gunther, Executive Director,
Illinois Assistive Technology Project
E-mail: wgunther@iltech.org
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