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First posted on 05/05/06. Last Updated on 07/27/07.
Images provided with baseline filesets are 300 dpi as required by the Standard, and 72 dpi images are provided with X-/HTML and HTML extension-only filesets since they may be more appropriate for some uses. Simply swap out the images folder from one set to another if a different dpi is desired.
The baseline NIMAS files comprise the basic NIMAS 1.1 fileset that would be submitted by an educational publisher. NIMAS 1.1 is based on the DAISY 2005 DTD; publishers and other producers are encouraged to use full DAISY mark-up wherever possible.
Earlier versions of these baseline files were NIMAS 1.0 files; these have been moved to the Supplementary Files section. The official NIMAS DTD, 1.0, has been updated on July 19, 2006 to 1.1. If you have downloaded 1.0 files from this baseline section, you should now download the 1.1 versions.
This exemplar includes the following:Please refer to Creating NIMAS Files for tips on creating NIMAS filesets.
See the Supplementary Files section below for additional exemplar versions.
This exemplar demonstrates one NIMAS-conformant presentation of mathematical content. Please note the following regarding mark-up of math and math-related content:
Currently, a standard, problem-free way to treat mathematical content in terms of mark-up has not yet been developed. It has been proposed that, as an interim solution, math equations and other symbolic content be presented as images. When creating math content images, it is crucial to distinguish between content such as in-line equations, that are math content per se, and images, such as graphs, that just so happen to contain math content. The suggested best-practice for accomplishing this distinction is to code true math content with the notation EQ in their image filenames to indicate that an image represents math content. Images such as charts and illustrations that contain or are about math should be coded as any other image would be.
The supplementary files included here are not part of the required NIMAS fileset. The separate, full XHTML file with content images (not the HTML extension-only file) can be considered a student-ready version of the exemplar.
This file set includes an HTML extension file that has been converted from its XML version by changing its extension (and a css stylesheet has been added); it is not intended as a true HTML version and should not be used as such. It is provided as a visual representation of the XML file only.
The HTML extension fileset includes the following:XHTML file. This XHTML validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD. Its mark-up differs from that of the other files.
The XHTML fileset includes the following:These baseline files validate to the NIMAS 1.0 DTD which has now been updated to NIMAS 1.1 as of July 19, 2006. If you have downloaded these files previously from the Baseline section you should be aware that they are now considered out-of-date. They are provided here for background and information about the progression of the NIMAS specification.
This exemplar includes the following:View the NIMAS references in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Winter 2008 NIMAS meetings were held in Orlando, FL, on January 29–30, 2008. Visit the Committee News page for more details.
The NIMAS Development and Technical Assistance Center, supported by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), works with states, TA systems, disability advocates, national associations, technology experts, publishers and content conversion houses to improve the timely delivery of high quality accessible educational materials to students with disabilities.The NIMAS Center was launched on October 1, 2004.The project officer for both the Development and TA Centers is Bonnie Jones, Ed.D. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the Department of Education's position or policy.
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