Maine
State Education Agency Information
Maine Department of Education
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Kathleen Powers, Program Director
University College
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency
Spotlight on Maine: An interview with Kathleen Powers:
Setting Up and Sustaining an AIM Community of Practice (featured in the AIM Connecter e-newsletter of February 2012).
The web site for the state of Maine DOE Assistive Technology site (http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/atlinks.htm) contains a link to a separate, dedicated site about accessible instructional materials at http://aim.mainecite.org/.
Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)
Maine is an open territory state with no centralized textbook acquisition. The selection and purchase of textbooks and instructional materials is a local district activity.
SEA Policies and Practices
NIMAC Authorized User(s)
See Maine's Acquisition pages for information related to AUs.
Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)
State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students
"In Maine, 'timely manner' means 'that SAUs will ensure that children with print disabilities have access to specialized instructional materials at the same time as students without print disabilities.' See thetimely manner section of Maine's Laws and Policies page.
AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations
For AIM-related laws and regulations, see Maine SEA's Laws and Policies page.
Parent Information & Advocacy Resources
AIM Fact Sheet from the Maine Parent Federation.
SEA Web Links
AIM Resources page.