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50 State Accessible Curriculum Policy Survey

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MARYLAND

We spoke with Robb Farrell of the Maryland School for the Blind.

• State legislation requires publisher to provide electronic file to produce alternative format so that state can provide it in Braille (or sometimes large print) to students

• Law is: COMAR 13a.06.05.01 (regs explaining/elaborating 8-408(d))

• Note: this legislation does not address accessible materials for students with learning disabilities

• Sometimes books are available on tape from RFB&D, but MD does not request that RFB&D make new ones on tape. The districts don't usually provide extra services to the students (Farrell believes that the city of Baltimore be an exception). Parents can have private memberships to get the products from RFBD

• Regular teacher makes request to vision teacher who makes request and either Ferrell translates electronic file from publisher into Braille or, if they want large print, they order it from source in California

Links and Contact Information

Department of Education: http://www.msde.state.md.us/

Special Education: http://www.msde.state.md.us/specialeducation/default.htm

Maryland School for the Blind: www.mdschblind.org
Tel. (410) 444-5000

Contacts

Robb Farrell, Maryland School for the Blind
Tel. (410) 319-5715
E-mail: robbf@mdscblind.org

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