WHO IS A COMPETENT
AUTHORITY AND WHAT
DO THEY DO?

Glossary
 Who is a competent authority
and what do they do?
ANSWER: COMPETENT
AUTHORITY

Glossary
 Blindness, VI or Physical limitation: Doctors of
medicine, doctors of osteopathy,
ophthalmologists, optometrists, registered
nurses, therapist and professional staff of
hospitals. . .
 Reading disability from organic dysfunction:
Doctors of medicine
 They sign for eligibility
WHO QUALIFIES?

NIMAS Tap
 Which 3 types of students
qualify for NIMAS?
ANSWER: WHO
QUALIFIES?

NIMAS Tap D-1
 Blind or visually impaired
 Physically disabled
 Reading disabled caused by organic
dysfunction
WHO ORDERS
MATERIALS?

NIMAS TAP
 Who is responsible for ordering
materials for students with
print disabilities?
ANSWER: WHO
ORDERS MATERIALS?

NIMAS Tap C-6
 Digital Rights Managers
WHO IS THE
AUTHORIZED USER (AU)
IN FLORIDA?

NIMAS Tap
 Who is the AU in Florida?
ANSWER: FLORIDA
AUTHORIZED USER
(AU)?

NIMAS Tap C Florida Instructional Materials
Center for the Visually Impaired
(FIMCVI)
WHAT INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS ARE
AVAILABLE THROUGH
NIMAC?

NIMAS Tap
 Two answers
ANSWER: MATERIALS
AVAILABLE THROUGH
NIMAC?

NIMAS Tap B-2, C-3
 Printed textbooks and related print core
materials
 Instructional materials published after
August 2006
WHAT INFORMATION
RELATED TO ACCESSIBLE
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS SHOULD BE IN
THE IEP?

AIM TAP
ANSWER: AIM in IEP?

AIM Tap B-4
 Formats
 Services
 Whether or not the student has a
recognized print disability under NIMAS
 Formats to be used in home or other
settings
WHAT DETERMINES AIM
USED BY STUDENTS ON
STATEWIDE
ASSESSMENT?

TAP - Statewide Assessment
for Students with Disabilities
ANSWER: AIM USED ON
STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT?

Tap-Statewide Assessment for Students
with Disabilities, B-1
 The accommodations must be identified on
the student’s IEP or 504 plan and
 must align with current instructional
accommodations and accessible
instructional material used regularly by
the student’s in the classroom
GOOD JOB!