Pacific Consortium for Instructional Materials Accessibility Project
Project Description:
The Pacific CIMAP is a consortium established to address the common and unique needs of Pacific jurisdictions in implementing a system that meets the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) and the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) requirements, including educational media activities for those children with disabilities who do not meet the NIMAC eligibility requirements, but who need accessible versions of educational materials as determined pursuant to Section 614(d) of IDEA. The project facilitates the collaborative commitment of the six Pacific Basin entities to build local and regional capacity for the development and implementation of the NIMAS and NIMAC requirements, as well as all other accessibility requirements to ensure that the needs of children with disabilities who need instructional materials in accessible formats are met. The six Pacific Basin entities are: the U.S. Territories of American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam; and the three Freely Associated States - The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Guam CEDDERS will serve as the facilitator of the Pacific CIMAP.
Keyword(s):
Instructional Materials Accessibility
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Quality of Life, Other - Assistive Technology, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Territory
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State, Regional
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
