Indiana

State Education Agency Information

Indiana Department of Education

ADDRESS

151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

PHONE

(317) 232-6610

FAX

(317) 232-8004

WEB SITE

http://www.doe.in.gov/

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Vicki Hershman, Director

ADDRESS

PATINS Project @CIESC
6321 La Pas Trail, Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46268

PHONE

(317) 387-4153

vhershman [at] ciesc [dot] k12 [dot] in [dot] us

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

The PATINS projects Indiana Center for Accessible MAterials (ICAM) web site (http://www.icam.k12.in.us/) provides a comprehensive NIMAS-specific and NIMAS-related information, including the following:

Several revelant forms are available for download at the following URL: http://www.icam.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=34
Information for LEAs: http://www.icam.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=4
Tools and downloads: http://www.icam.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=13&Itemid=17
Three FAQ lists: http://www.icam.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=85

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Indiana is a textbook adoption state. Their textbook adoption web page includes downlaoadable PDF-format documents on a variety of related topics: http://www.doe.in.gov/opd/textbook/index.html.

SEA Policies and Practices

SEA adopts NIMAS?

Yes

SEA coordinates with the NIMAC?

Yes

LEAs coordinate with the NIMAC?

Yes

NIMAC Authorized User(s)

No information has been provided regarding the SEA's authorized users.

Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)

TechAdapt
http://www.techadapt.com

Bookshare
http://www.bookshare.org

Learning Ally
http://www.learningally.org

State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students

Indiana SEA has indicated it will provide accessible instructional materials in a timely manner as appropriate yet has not articulated a definition of the term (http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/speced/docs/2008-03-14-PartBApplication.pdf).

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

Some related law information is available from links listed at the site's General Information page: http://www.icam.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=4.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

The site's Students and Families page is available at the following URL: http://www.icam.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=11&Itemid=30.