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Instructional materials for blind and print disabled students in higher education: publisher duty to supply an electronic format to the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
Md. Code Ann., Educ. §§ 11-901 to 11-906 (Title 11, Subtitle 9)
In force since .
A procurement conditions rule binding private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Disclosure
What it requires
- If you are a publisher that offers for sale electronic or print instructional materials used by students enrolled in institutions of higher education in Maryland, and the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled asks for them on behalf of an eligible blind or print disabled student, provide the materials to the Library in an electronic format, or give the reason an electronic format cannot be provided, within 15 business days of the request (Educ. 11-903(a) and (b)).
- If you cannot provide the electronic format within 15 business days, tell the Library when the materials will be provided in an electronic format, or the specific reason, consistent with the Library's guidelines, why they may not be provided in that time (Educ. 11-903(c)).
- On a written request that certifies the purchase of the printed material, the student's disability and the course use, provide the Library with the electronic format at no additional cost and in a timely manner (Educ. 11-904(c) and (d)).
- Make the electronic format maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation or speech synthesis software if necessary, and include corrections and revisions as necessary; if you and the Library cannot in good faith agree on a format, provide one that maintains as much of the structural integrity as possible (Educ. 11-904(a) and (b)).
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What this law does
Instructional material means textbooks and other materials written and published primarily for use by students in postsecondary instruction that are required or essential to a student's success in a course of study in which a student with a disability is enrolled.
On the request of an eligible blind or print disabled student, the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled must ask a publisher that offers for sale electronic or print instructional materials used by students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the State to provide the materials to the Library in an electronic format.
On or after , a publisher that receives such a request has 15 business days to provide the requested materials in an electronic format or to give the reason an electronic format cannot be provided within 15 business days. A publisher is not required to provide instructional materials in an electronic format if they were generated by faculty or copyrighted before .
The electronic format must maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation or speech synthesis software if necessary, and include corrections and revisions as necessary. On receipt of a written request that meets the section's certification conditions, the publisher must provide the Library with the electronic format at no additional cost and in a timely manner.
A publisher is not required to provide an electronic format if it publishes or manufactures a version of the instructional material that is accessible to students with disabilities, chooses to provide an electronic format directly to a student in a timely manner, or has not previously produced a digital version of the fully edited and typeset material.
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