Pensylvania
State Education Agency Information
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA 17126
State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator
Debby Holzapfel, Educational Consultant
3190 William Pitt Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(800) 446-5607 (toll free in PA only
dholzapfel [at] pattanpgh [dot] net
Frank Irzyk, Educational Consultant
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)
Harrisburg, PA 17112
(800) 360-7282 (toll free in PA only)
AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency
Pennsylvanias NIMAS and related information is provided via several pages of their PaTTAN (Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network) sub-site:
- PA's
AIM Center pages - IDEA 2004 [and related]: http://www.pattan.net/regsforms/IDEA2004.aspx
- The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS):* http://www.pattan.net/resources/request.aspx?UniqueID=03377
- PaTTAN's AIM FAQ
*Note that there is a typo that occurs on this web page in several instances denoting the word Access that should read Accessibility.
Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)
Pennsylvania 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)
Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)
State Definition of Timely Manner for the Delivery of AIM to Students
Information regarding the states definition of timely manner is available at the following URL: http://www.pattan.net/FAQs.aspx?ContentLocation=/supportingstudents/accessible_instructional_materials.aspx.
AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations
Parent Information & Advocacy Resources
SEA Web Links
Blind/Visually Impaired Education Services: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=796
Oregon Technology Access Program (OTAP): http://www.otap-oregon.org/Pages/Default.aspx