Maryland

State Education Agency Information

Maryland State Department of Education

ADDRESS

200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

PHONE

(410) 767-0600

WEB SITE

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Lisa Wright, Statewide Blind/Visually Impaired/Low Incidence Specialist

ADDRESS

Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

PHONE

(410) 767-0812

lwright [at] msde [dot] state [dot] md [dot] us

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

Maryland SEA's web site posts a technical assistance bulletin that has the majority of the state's NIMAS and NIMAC information collected in one place (PDF): http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/0F00C262-9EFD-4F58-80C3-3DA05A224B2E/20335/NIMASTABTA15.pdf.

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Maryland 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

SEA adopts NIMAS?

Yes

SEA coordinates with the NIMAC?

Yes

LEAs coordinate with the NIMAC?

Yes

NIMAC Authorized User(s)

Learning Ally: http://www.learningally.org/.

Bookshare: http://www.bookshare.org/

Maryland Instructional Resource Center for Students with Visual Impairments: http://www.mdschblind.org/statewide_braille.asp

Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)

Maryland's AMPs are also their authorized users (AUs), as listed above.

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

An informal statement related to delivery of AIM is posted to the Maryland School for the Blind's home page: "The vision of the IRC is that students with visual impairments in Maryland receive their instructional materials at the same time as their sighted peers" (http://www.mdschblind.org/statewide_braille.asp).

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

Maryland's SEA web site post of an IDEA Regulations document (PDF format): http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/NR/rdonlyres/2A7BF936-8572-44A7-9FFD-B2D44E1990F9/11164/NIMAS82306Final.pdf.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

Family Support Services Coordinator
Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
200 West Baltimore Street, 9^th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
tel.: (800) 535-0182
fax: (410) 333-8165
Family Support Services