[blparent] Bookshare and NIMAC

[Steve Jacobson]

Debbie,

Thank you so much for doing the investigating on this.  I felt fairly certain that this was the case.  While discovering this will not help Diana, maybe we can 
use this information to make changes in the law in the future to help those of us who are parents and need access to textbooks to support our kids.  

Dianna, although it is of little consolation to you right now, thank you for bringing this problem to light.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:32:50 -0600, Deborah Kent Stein via blparent wrote:

> 

>I contacted Bookshare regarding access to the NIMAC books by blind parents
>who are homeschooling, or blind parents with kids in traditional schools.
>Below is the response I received.  Based on this information, Bookshare does
>not have the ability to change the rules about NIMAC access, as the
>restrictions are established by IDEA 2004 and the Chafee Amendment regarding
>copyrighted materials.  To gain access for blind parents, we would have to
>dig much deeper.  

> 

> 

> 

>Hi Deborah,

>Thanks for contacting Bookshare! NIMAC-sourced books are digital K-12
>textbooks produced from publisher files deposited in the National
>Instructional Materials Accessibility Center (NIMAC), a national repository.
>Bookshare converts these books from the NIMAS format (National Instructional
>Materials Accessibility Standard) to student-ready formats before placing
>them in the Bookshare library.

>Access to these books is different than other Bookshare media because of the
>terms of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004) that
>established the NIMAC. As a result, these books are subject to the terms of
>the NIMAC's Limitation of Use Agreement
>(http://www.nimac.us/2009_Jan_LUA.doc
><http://email.bookshare.org/wf/click?upn=Y7dXPF3Vpz0EzxaNc5H90qC1q8mUrqLWG6s
>sw7PHil-2FcY0pczXolAVY35WdRdX2R_RIarz8S8evosp48h4XiYBwqaIiRxqnkolTewJRqf4KFm
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>There are two key points to remember about accessing Bookshare's
>NIMAC-sourced books:

>They are only available for U.S. K-12 students with print disabilities as
>defined in the Chafee Amendment to copyright law, AND who have an
>Individualized Education Plan (IEP) issued by a public education agency.

>Only teachers and staff members of U.S. K-12 education agencies can download
>these books for their qualifying students. To ensure that Bookshare complies
>with the above limitations, students, parents, transcribers, and non-student
>Members cannot download these books. However, if the school or students
>aren't able to access those titles you can submit a book request for us to
>possibly procure the book as an alternative to the NIMAC file:
>https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/request-book
><http://email.bookshare.org/wf/click?upn=xM7w1UDRWKNmdfg08w8rKp-2FAdTzjrJGvN
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>Kind Regards,

>Jerri Weber Bookshare Membership Team

>www.bookshare.org <http://www.bookshare.org>
>https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/search/nimac
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>cT3zk-3D>  ------------------------------ Your Original Inquiry: Case
>00274666 Information: dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
><mailto:dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net> 

>I chair the Blind Parents Group of the National Federation of the Blind. A
>number of parents have raised the question about access to the NIMAC titles
>in Bookshare. These books would be valuable to blind parents who are
>homeschooling sighted children, or blind parents whose children attend
>traditional schools that use NIMAC textbooks. As far as I know, the NIMAC
>books are only available to certified teachers or blind students. Is it
>possible for blind parents to gain access to these materials? Thank you for
>your help!

>Deborah Kent Stein dkent5817 at att.net <mailto:dkent5817 at att.net>
>773-203-1394

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