Law / United States / 
New York
Publishers of commercially published college instructional materials: electronic versions for students with disabilities
In force.
A procurement conditions rule binding private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Disclosure
What it requires
- If you publish or manufacture commercially published printed instructional materials for students attending college in New York, provide for purchase by students with disabilities the printed instructional material in an electronic format mutually agreed upon with the commissioner of education, converted with the most updated software technology available to the public (Educ. Law 715(2)).
- Make the electronic version keep the structural integrity of the printed material, work with commonly used braille translation and speech synthesis software, and include necessary corrections and revisions (Educ. Law 715(2)).
- Make the electronic version available at a cost comparable to the printed version and in a timely manner, once you receive a written request that certifies the student's disability and course enrollment and is signed by the coordinator of services for students with disabilities or the campus official responsible for monitoring ADA compliance (Educ. Law 715(2)(a) to (d)).
- If you publish or manufacture nonprinted instructional materials for college students for commercial purposes, provide computer files or other electronic versions on the same conditions when technology is available to convert them to a format that keeps their structural integrity and works with braille translation and speech synthesis software (Educ. Law 715(5)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What this law does
Section 715(2) of the Education Law requires an individual, firm, partnership or corporation that publishes or manufactures commercially published printed instructional materials for students attending college to provide for purchase by students with disabilities such printed instructional material in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the commercial publisher or manufacturer and the commissioner of education.
Section 715(2) requires the electronic versions to be available to students with disabilities at a cost comparable to the printed version and in a timely manner, upon receipt of a written request signed by the coordinator of services for students with disabilities at the college or by the campus or college official responsible for monitoring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Section 715(5) requires a commercial publisher or manufacturer of nonprinted instructional materials for college students to 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 structural integrity and is compatible with braille translation and speech synthesis software.
Section 715(1)(b) leaves to the instructor of the course the determination of which materials are required or essential to student success. The section carries a note that it is repealed on .
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