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New Mexico
Distance learning and computer-based course materials must be usable by students with disabilities
In force since .
An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
What it requires
- If you are a New Mexico school district or charter school that has a full-time distance learning program or offers distance learning or other computer-based courses of study, provide the accompanying instructional and other materials in an electronic format usable by a person with a disability or compatible with the person's assistive technology (NMSA 1978, Sec. 22-30-7).
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What this law does
A school district or charter school that has a full-time distance learning program or offers distance learning courses or other computer-based courses of study must provide accompanying instructional materials or other materials in an electronic format usable by a person with a disability or compatible with the person's assistive technology.
Section 11 of House Bill 253 of the 2026 session amends section 22-30-7 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, first enacted by Laws 2003, chapter 162, to carry this duty. The governor signed House Bill 253 as Chapter 8 on . The amended section took effect on .
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