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New York
Instructional materials in usable alternative formats: plan and vendor preference required of school district boards
N.Y. Educ. Law §§ 1604(29-a), 1709(4-a), 2503(7-a) and 2554(7-a)
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An accessibility requirements rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Governance
What it requires
- If you are a board of education of a union free school district, develop a plan to ensure that all instructional materials to be used in the schools of the district are available in a usable alternative format for each student with a disability, and for each student who is a qualified individual with a disability under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, in accordance with the student's educational needs and course selection, at the same time as the materials are available to non-disabled students (Educ. Law 1709(4-a)).
- As part of the plan, amend your procurement policies to give a preference in the purchase of instructional materials to vendors who agree to provide materials in alternative formats (Educ. Law 1709(4-a)).
- If you are the trustee or board of trustees of a common school district, or the board of education of a city school district, carry out the same plan and procurement preference (Educ. Law 1604(29-a), 2503(7-a) and 2554(7-a)).
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What this law does
A board of education of a union free school district must develop a plan to ensure that all instructional materials to be used in the schools of the district are available in a usable alternative format for each student with a disability, in accordance with the student's educational needs and course selection, at the same time as the materials are available to non-disabled students.
As part of the plan, the board must amend its procurement policies to give a preference in the purchase of instructional materials to vendors who agree to provide materials in alternative formats.
Alternative format means any medium or format for the presentation of instructional materials, other than a traditional print textbook, that is needed as an accommodation for a disabled student enrolled in the school district, including Braille, large print, open and closed captioned, audio, or an electronic file in an approved format, as defined in the regulations of the commissioner.
The same duty is laid on trustees by section 1604(29-a) of the Education Law, and on a board of education by section 2503(7-a) and by section 2554(7-a).
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