Check here for upcoming events, Board and Council news, announcements of changes to the NIMAS and to NIMAS-related legislation, and other NIMAS information.

• "Bookshare, a nonprofit online community, and Don Johnston Incorporated, a supplemental instruction provider, recently announced a partnership that will give print-disabled students a free text reader to access electronic books from the Bookshare.org library. The free text reader, called the Read:OutLoud Bookshare.org Edition Text Reader, will serve an estimated 1 to 3 percent of the total K–12 student population." Announced by eSchool News: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/business-news/?i=53411. Additional information available at Don Johnston: http://www.donjohnston.com/products/rol_bookshare/index.html.

• The new DAISY Structure Guidelines (2008) document is now available for review and comment. The official review period is November 28, 2007 through February 15, 2008.
• On December 26th, 2007, President Bush signed H.R. 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, into law. As a consequence, the NIMAC Limitation of Use Agreement (LUA) has been revised. Link directly to the new LUA.
• The NIMAS Standards Board has been formed in November of 2007 to maintain, advance, and support the NIMAS.
• The NIMAS Implementation Advisory Council was formed in November 2007 to maintain, advance, and support the adoption of the NIMAS at the state level.
• The orginal NIMAS Development Committee has been disbanded and an archive of Committee materials has been created for the period 2004–2007.
• The long-term goal of the newly formed AIM Consortium and its Steering Committee is to improve academic outcomes for elementary and secondary school students with disabilities.