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State Accessible Curriculum Policy Survey
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50 State Accessible Curriculum Policy Survey
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INDIANA
Interview Notes (March, 2003)
On March 21, 2003 we spoke with Paul Ash, Textbook Adoption Coordinator at
the Indiana DOE. We also received a follow-up e-mail message on March 24, 2003:
Indiana has current legislation, referred to as the Braille Bill, in Indiana
Code at IC 20-10.1-9-15, which has been in effect for many years. The contemplated
federal Instructional Materials Accessibility Act (IMAA) is expected to contain
additional features which will positively affect the educational opportunities
for students with disabilities as well as streamlining the process by which
instructional materials are made available. It is expected to enjoy wide support
within the special education community and among individuals and organizations
interested in fostering universal access.
We are unaware of any current legislative proposals being considered by the
Indiana General Assembly regarding this issue.
– Paul Ash, Assistant Director
Here is the text of IC 20-10.1-9-15, available at: http://www.ai.org/legislative/ic/code/title20/ar10.1/ch9.html#IC20-10.1-9-15
It is primarily Braille focused.
Contracts; general terms
Sec. 15 |
(a) The Indiana state board of education and publishers of adopted textbooks
shall enter into contracts which have been approved as to legal form by
the attorney general. Each of these contracts shall specify the terms, specifications,
price, and other necessary matters. If any publisher of an adopted textbook
sells the same book elsewhere at a lower price than in Indiana, the publisher
shall make that lower price apply to all subsequent sales in Indiana. On
refusal by a publisher to make this lower price available, the governor
shall investigate to verify that the publisher is selling the same book
at a lower price and under similar conditions elsewhere than in Indiana.
If the governor's investigation verifies that such a sale has occurred,
the governor shall cancel the adoption of the textbook involved.
(b) Beginning with contracts becoming effective after June 30, 1988, each
contract entered into under this chapter must provide that the publisher
agrees to grant a license to the Indiana state board of education to allow
for the reproduction of adopted textbooks in:
(1) large type;
(2) braille; and
(3) an audio format.
(c) Beginning with contracts becoming effective after June 30, 1994, and
subject to subsection (e), each contract entered into under this chapter
for a textbook must require a publisher to furnish not more than sixty (60)
days after a request is submitted by the board to the publisher, electronic
formats for literary subject areas in:
(1) the American Standard Code of Information Interchange (or ASCII); or
(2) other electronic formats as determined by the board;
from which braille versions of the textbooks can be produced.
(d) Subject to subsection (e) and beginning with contracts becoming effective
after June 30, 1994, if braille specialty code translation computer software
is available, each contract under this chapter must require that a publisher
furnish electronic formats in:
(1) the American Standard Code of Information Interchange (ASCII); or
(2) other electronic formats as determined by the board;
for nonliterary subjects as determined by the board in areas such as natural
and computer science, mathematics, and music.
(e) The board may waive the requirements described in subsections (c) and
(d) if a publisher:
(1) offers a braille version of a specific textbook title as a commercial
product;
(2) offers the braille version described in subdivision (1) at a price that
does not exceed standard braille costs; and
(3) agrees to deliver the braille textbook not more than forty-five (45)
days after the board submits a request to the publisher in this regard.
(Formerly: Acts 1975, P.L.240, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L.20-1984, SEC.139;
P.L.229-1987, SEC.1; P.L.195-1993, SEC.1. |
Links and Contact Information
Department of Education: http://doe.state.in.us/
Special Education: http://doe.state.in.us/exceptional/speced/welcome.html
Indiana Assistive Technology Initiative: http://www.patinsproject.com/
Contacts
Paul Ash, Textbook Adoption Coordinator
Tel. (317) 232-0585
E-mail: pash@doe.state.in.us
Linda Dierstein, Textbook Adoption Coordinator
Tel. (317) 232-9127
Shirley Amond, State Project Director, Indiana Assistive Technology Project
Tel. (317) 227-8500
E-mail: shirley.amond@wayne.k12.in.us
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