DATE: November 16, 2004
EVENT: 7th Annual Technology Innovator's Conference organized by NCTI at AIR for OSEP, U.S. Dept. of Education
LOCATION: Madison Hotel, Washington, DC
TOPIC: NIMAS: What It Is and Its Potential Benefits
PRESENTER: Chuck Hitchcock
DATE: November 8, 2004
EVENT: Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs Annual Conference
LOCATION: Hyatt Regency at Union Station, St. Louis, MO
TOPIC: Accessible Textbooks and NIMAS
PRESENTERS: Chuck Hitchcock with Steve Nobel and Joy Relton
View the NIMAS references in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
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.