53E-8-409. Instructional Materials Access Center — Board to make rules.
(1)
The state board shall collaborate with the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, school districts, and charter schools in establishing the Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center to provide students with print disabilities access to instructional materials in alternate formats in a timely manner.
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-8-409
Blind: means :
(a)
if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age, having a visual impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects educational performance or substantially limits one or more major life activities; and
(b)
if the person is younger than three years of age, having a visual impairment. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Deaf: means :
(a)
if the person is three years of age or older but younger than 22 years of age, having hearing loss, whether permanent or fluctuating, that, even with amplification, adversely affects educational performance or substantially limits one or more major life activities; and
(b)
if the person is younger than three years of age, having hearing loss. See Utah Code 53E-8-102
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
establish the Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center;
(b)
define how the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind shall collaborate in the operation of the Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center;
(c)
specify procedures for the operation of the Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center, including procedures to:
(i)
identify students who qualify for instructional materials in alternate formats; and
(ii)
distribute and store instructional materials in alternate formats; and
(d)
require textbook publishers, as a condition of contract, to provide electronic file sets in conformance with the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard.
