Kentucky
State Education Agency Information
18th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Denise Bailey
18th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency
State AIM-Related Mission & Goals: Kentucky's 
Pathway to Achievement: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) web page includes a brief description of the state's understanding of AIM and UDL; information and background on AIM and AIM-related topics, resources, and downloads regarding AIM; and links to additional information.
Kentucky provides a link to the School Research Partnership (SRP) housed at the University of Louisville that serves as "a consortium of researchers studying academic and behavioral components of effective instruction and management in school settings" (from the web site). SRP projects, personnel, and products are linked from the SRP web page.
Procedural information for publishers regarding NIMAS, NIMAC, and textbook adoptions is provided on the Kentucky Department of Educations Textbook and Other Instructional Resources web page.
A NIMAS Eligibility Form is (required and) provided for schools (Word document): http://apps.kde.state.ky.us/kamd/NIMAS_Eligibility_Form.doc
A definition of policy and additional related information is located at the Kentucky Accessible Materials Database (KAMD) web page.
Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)
Kentucky is a textbook adoption state. Procedural information for publishers regarding NIMAS, NIMAC, and textbook adoptions is provided on the Kentucky Department of Educations Textbook and Other Instructional Resources web page.
SEA Policies and Practices
NIMAC Authorized User(s)
The Kentucky Accessible Materials Database (KAMD) and the Kentucky Instructional Materials Resource Center (KIMRC) serve as the states designated AUs.
Kentucky Accessible Materials Database
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Kentucky Instructional Materials Resource Center
Louisville, KY 40206
Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)
The Kentucky Accessible Materials Database (KAMD) and the Kentucky Instructional Materials Resource Center (KIMRC) also serve as the states AMPs (see above).
State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students
The Kentucky Post-Secondary Textbook Accessibility Act, Senate Bill 85 (SB 85), defines "timely" very specifically:
The publisher shall transmit or otherwise send an electronic format version of requested instructional material within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of an appropriately completed request. Should this timetable present an undue burden for a publisher, the publisher shall submit within the fifteen (15) working day period a statement to the requesting entity certifying the expected date for transmission or delivery of the file.
In the spirit of SB 85, Kentucky makes all reasonable efforts to deliver AIM to qualifying K12 students within fifteen working days of receipt of an appropriately completed request.
AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations
Accessibility statute (KRS 156.027 [PDF format]) and regulation (704 KAR 3:455) went into effect in July, 2003 and has impacted the 2004 and subsequent adoption cycles.
Parent Information & Advocacy Resources
Family resources regarding accessible instructional materials can be found at the following URLs:
- Univerity of Louisville Family Resources page
- Exceptional Children and Parent and Teacher Resource page