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Purchase and use of accessible teaching and learning materials by local boards of education and public agencies, with WCAG 2.1 Level AA for digital learning resources (COMAR 13A.06.05)
COMAR Title 13A, Subtitle 06, Chapter 05, regulations .04 to .06
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Governance
- Conformance standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA
What it requires
- If you are a local board of education or public agency, comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA () when you purchase or select digital learning resources, to provide equitable learning opportunities for all students (COMAR 13A.06.05.06).
- Prepare policies and procedures on the selection, acquisition, equitable distribution and sustainability of digital formats of textbooks, digital devices and digital learning resources, and on the selection and availability of Accessible Educational Materials to meet the needs of all students, and notify all students’ parents and guardians of them (COMAR 13A.06.05.04A(1)-(2) and B).
- Annually train special education directors, principals and other purchase specialists on the policies and procedures for purchasing and using accessible teaching and learning materials (COMAR 13A.06.05.04C).
- Provide equitable access to print instructional materials in a timely manner to students with disabilities who do not meet the National Instructional Materials Access Center eligibility criteria (COMAR 13A.06.05.05B).
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What this law does
The chapter incorporates by reference the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA of . Each local board of education and public agency must comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA when purchasing or selecting digital learning resources to provide equitable learning opportunities for all students.
A public agency includes the Maryland State Department of Education, local school systems, the SEED School, the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Services, the Maryland School for the Blind, the Maryland School for the Deaf and the Maryland Department of Labor. Each local board of education must prepare policies and procedures on the selection and availability of Accessible Educational Materials to meet the needs of all students.
Each local board of education must annually train special education directors, principals and other purchase specialists on the policies and procedures for purchasing and using accessible teaching and learning materials. Each local board of education and public agency must provide equitable access to print instructional materials in a timely manner to students with disabilities who do not meet the National Instructional Materials Access Center eligibility criteria. The chapter was adopted effective .
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