New Hampshire
State Education Agency Information
New Hampshire Department of Education
Concord, NH 03301-3860
State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Mary T. Lane, Special Education Consultant
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency
The web site for New Hampshire SEA has posted a NIMAS sub-page to their web site at the following URL:
http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/nimas.htm. General information and links to additional resources are provided.
Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)
New Hampshire 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)
Bookshare:
https://www.bookshare.org
Diana Petschauer:
dp [dot] atspecialist [at] gmail [dot] com
Kerry Schmidt:
Kerry [dot] schmidt [at] doe [dot] nh [dot] gov
Learning Ally:
http://www.learningally.org/
Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)
Bookshare:
https://www.bookshare.org
Diana Petschauer, Assistive Technology for Education, LLC:
http://assistivetechnologyforeducation.com/,
dp [dot] atspecialist [at] gmail [dot] com
Learning Ally:
http://www.learningally.org/
State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students
"Districts must take all reasonable steps to provide print instructional materials in accessible formats to children with disabilities at the same time as other children receive those materials" (
http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/special_ed/nimas.htm).
AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations
Provisions within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 require state and local education agencies to ensure that textbooks and related core instructional materials are provided to students with print disabilities in specialized formats in a timely manner. NHAIM supports Section 300.172, Final Regulations of IDEA 2004.
Parent Information & Advocacy Resources
Parent Information Center of NH:
http://www.parentinformationcenter.org/
Kimm Phillips
kphillips [at] picnh [dot] org
Michelle Lewis
mlewis [at] picnh [dot] org
Jen Cunha
jcunha [at] picnh [dot] org