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Arkansas
Electronic versions of printed and nonprinted instructional materials that publishers provide to institutions of higher education for students with disabilities
Ark. Code Ann. secs. 6-68-101 to 6-68-104 and 6-68-108 (Act 758 of 2001)
In force.
A procurement conditions rule binding private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Contract terms
What it requires
- If you publish or manufacture printed instructional materials for students attending an institution of higher education in Arkansas, provide the accredited institution, on a written request that meets the Act's certification conditions, any printed instructional material in an electronic format mutually agreed upon with the school, at no additional cost and in a timely manner (Ark. Code Ann. sec. 6-68-102).
- Make the computer files or electronic versions maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation and speech synthesis software, and include corrections and revisions as may be necessary (Ark. Code Ann. sec. 6-68-102).
- Where good faith efforts fail to produce an agreement on an electronic format, provide the instructional material in ASCII text and preserve as much of the structural integrity of the printed instructional material as possible (Ark. Code Ann. sec. 6-68-101(6)(B)).
- If you publish or manufacture nonprinted instructional materials for students attending an accredited institution of higher education in Arkansas, provide computer files or other electronic versions of them on the same conditions, when technology is available to convert them to a format that maintains their structural integrity and is compatible with braille translation and speech synthesis software (Ark. Code Ann. sec. 6-68-104).
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Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Failure to comply is an act of discrimination under Ark. Code Ann. sec. 16-123-107(a)(2) (Ark. Code Ann. sec. 6-68-108).
What this law does
Act 758 of 2001 requires an individual, firm, partnership or corporation that publishes or manufactures printed instructional materials for students attending an institution of higher education in Arkansas to provide the accredited institution, for use by its students, any printed instructional material in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the publisher or manufacturer and the school.
The computer files or electronic versions must be provided to the institution at no additional cost and in a timely manner, upon receipt of a written request that meets the certification conditions of the Act. The files must maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation and speech synthesis software, and include corrections and revisions as may be necessary.
If good faith efforts fail to produce an agreement on an electronic format, the publisher or manufacturer must provide the instructional material in ASCII text and preserve as much of the structural integrity of the printed instructional material as possible.
An individual, firm, partnership or corporation that publishes or manufactures nonprinted instructional materials for students attending an accredited institution of higher education in Arkansas must provide computer files or other electronic versions of them, subject to the same conditions, when technology is available to convert them to a format that maintains their structural integrity and is compatible with braille translation and speech synthesis software.
Failure to comply with the Act is an act of discrimination under Arkansas Code 16-123-107(a)(2). The Governor approved the Act on .
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