Washington

State Education Agency Information

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

ADDRESS

Old Capitol Building
600 Washington Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-7200

PHONE

(360) 585-6904

WEB SITE

http://www.k12.wa.us/

State NIMAS/NIMAC Coordinator

Colleen Lines, Program Manager

ADDRESS

Washington State School for the Blind
Ogden Resource Center
2310 E. 13^th Street
Vancouver, WA 98661

PHONE

(800) 562-4176 ext.183 (in state)
(360) 696-6321 ext.183 (out of state)

FAX

(360) 737-2120

colleen [dot] lines [at] wssb [dot] wa [dot] gov

AIM and NIMAS Web Site Resources at State Education Agency

Washingtons SEA web site provides a NIMAS/NIMAC web page within its Special Education section with links to downloadable documents such as FAQ, flowchart, and more: http://www.k12.wa.us/Specialed/publications.aspx.

Instructional Materials Acquisition (adoption or open territory)

Washington 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?

NIMAC Authorized User(s)

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

BookShare: www.bookshare.org

Ogden Resource Center; Colleen Lines: colleen [dot] lines [at] wssb [dot] wa [dot] gov

Special Ed Tech Center; Jerry Connelly: Jerry [dot] Connolly [at] cwu [dot] EDU

Selected Accessible Media Producers (AMPs)

No information has been provided regarding the SEA's accessible media producers.

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

No information has been provided regarding the SEA's definition of "timely manner."

AIM-Related State Laws and Regulations

See WA's NIMAS/NIMAC Flowchart [PDF] and Procedures Matrix document [PDF] for related information.

Parent Information & Advocacy Resources

No information has been provided regarding the SEA's parent information and advocacy resources.

SEA Web Links

Braille Access Center/Instructional Resource Center web site: http://www.wssb.wa.gov/Content/offcampus/BAC.asp

Special Education Technology Center: http://www.cwu.edu/~setc/

Department of Services for the Blind: http://www.DSB.WA.GOV/