The content of this exemplar should not be re-posted to other sites, nor may it be sold for commercial purposes. Organizations wishing to make this content available to others may link to this page in order to obtain the most current versions. Questions about this exemplar should be addressed to nimas@cast.org.
First posted on 10/26/06. 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 1.1 files comprise the basic NIMAS fileset that would be submitted by an educational publisher.
This exemplar includes the following:See the Supplementary Files section below for additional exemplar versions.
This exemplar provides sample mark-up for the type of content often found in ancillaries: worksheets, charts, graphs. As an XML source file, it is not intended to be used as a student-ready or post-production version.
The supplementary files included here are not part of a required NIMAS 1.1 fileset. The XHTML file with content images can be considered a student-ready version of the exemplar.
These HTML files have been converted from their XML versions by changing their extension. Please see the XHTML extension version for a true HTML file that validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD.
The HTML extension fileset includes the following:This XHTML validates to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional DTD. Its mark-up differs from that of the HTML extension-only files.
The XHTML fileset 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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