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FDLRS FUNCTION MEETING SEPTEMBER 2010 NIMAS BASICS Getting to Know the Tool Box. Let’s Play!. WHO IS A COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND WHAT DO THEY DO?. Glossary Who is a competent authority and what do they do?. ANSWER: COMPETENT AUTHORITY. Glossary
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FDLRS FUNCTION MEETING SEPTEMBER 2010NIMAS BASICS Getting to Know the Tool Box Let’s Play!
WHO IS A COMPETENT AUTHORITY AND WHAT DO THEY DO? • Glossary • Who is a competent authority and what do they do?
ANSWER: COMPETENT AUTHORITY • Glossary • Blindness, VI or Physical limitation: Doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, ophthalmologists, optometrists, registered nurses, therapist and professional staff of hospitals. . . • Reading disability from organic dysfunction: Doctors of medicine • They sign for eligibility
WHO QUALIFIES? • NIMAS Tap • Which 3 types of students qualify for NIMAS?
ANSWER: WHO QUALIFIES? • NIMAS Tap D-1 • Blind or visually impaired • Physically disabled • Reading disabled caused by organic dysfunction
WHO ORDERS MATERIALS? • NIMAS TAP • Who is responsible for ordering materials for students with print disabilities?
ANSWER: WHO ORDERS MATERIALS? • NIMAS Tap C-6 • Digital Rights Managers
WHO IS THE AUTHORIZED USER (AU) IN FLORIDA? • NIMAS Tap • Who is the AU in Florida?
ANSWER: FLORIDA AUTHORIZED USER (AU)? • NIMAS Tap C- • Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired (FIMCVI)
WHAT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH NIMAC? • NIMAS Tap • Two answers
ANSWER: MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH NIMAC? • NIMAS Tap B-2, C-3 • Printed textbooks and related print core materials • Instructional materials published after August 2006
WHAT INFORMATION RELATED TO ACCESSIBLE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SHOULD BE IN THE IEP? • AIM TAP
ANSWER: AIM in IEP? • AIM Tap B-4 • Formats • Services • Whether or not the student has a recognized print disability under NIMAS • Formats to be used in home or other settings
WHAT DETERMINES AIM USED BY STUDENTS ON STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT? • TAP - Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities
ANSWER: AIM USED ON STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT? • Tap-Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities, B-1 • The accommodations must be identified on the student’s IEP or 504 plan and • must align with current instructional accommodations and accessible instructional material used regularly by the student’s in the classroom