Education Law

Accessible E-Texts

By Charles Fox

Having access to text that can be readily converted into spoken words can be a critical part of becoming a proficient reader, a student who is meaningfully included in school, and employable in the world outside of school. For my son, without digitized text he would not be able to be in an inclusive classroom. Up to now, much of his text had been inputed manually which has been very time consuming. Fortunately, with legally mandated changes required in IDEIA (e.g. NIMAS-accessible text, Universal Design) the amount and type of accessible e-text is increasing. Reading Rockets has published a very useful article on accessible e-texts along with guidance on how to take advantage of  the new provisions of  IDEIA.

Full post as published by Special Education Law Blog on January 18, 2008 (boomark / email).