About Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

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. On this site you'll learn:

• What are AIM? Learn more about Accessible Instructional Materials
• Who are AIM for? Identifying students
• Why provide AIM? Understanding statutes
• How to provide AIM? Finding and implementing them

AIM Initiatives

NIMAS Centers

The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard guides the production and electronic distribution of digital versions of textbooks and other instructional materials so they can be more easily converted to accessible formats, including Braille and text-to-speech.

AIM Consortium

The 15-state AIM Consortium is exploring ways to improve the quality, availability, and timely delivery of accessible instructional materials to K–12 students with print disabilities.