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6-68-101. Definitions.
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6-68-101. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Institution of higher education” means any accredited post- secondary educational institution, college, or university in this state;
(2)(A)(i) “Instructional material or materials” means textbooks and other materials written and published primarily for use by students that are required or essential to a student's success in a course of study in which a student with a disability is enrolled.
(ii) The determination of which materials are required or essential to student success shall be made by the instructor of the course in consultation with the official making the request pursuant to § 6-68-102(4) in accordance with guidelines issued pursuant to § 6-68-107.
(B) “Instructional material or materials” includes nontextual mathematics and science materials to the extent that software is commercially available to permit the conversion of existing electronic files of the materials into a format that is compatible with braille translation software of alternative media for students with disabilities;
(3) “Nonprinted instructional materials” means instructional materials in formats other than print and includes instructional materials that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource, including, but not limited to, software programs, video disks, and video and audio tapes;
(4) “Printed instruction material or materials” means instructional material or materials in book or other printed form;
(5) “Specialized format” means braille, audio, or digital text that is exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities; and
(6)(A) “Structural integrity” means all of the printed instructional material, including, but not limited to, the text of the materi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-68-101
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6-68-101. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Institution of higher education” means any accredited post- secondary educational institution, college, or university in this state;
(2)(A)(i) “Instructional material or materials” means textbooks and other materials written and published primarily for use by students that are required or essential to a student's success in a course of study in which a student with a disability is enrolled.
(ii) The determination of which materials are required or essential to student success shall be made by the instructor of the course in consultation with the official making the request pursuant to § 6-68-102(4) in accordance with guidelines issued pursuant to § 6-68-107.
(B) “Instructional material or materials” includes nontextual mathematics and science materials to the extent that software is commercially available to permit the conversion of existing electronic files of the materials into a format that is compatible with braille translation software of alternative media for students with disabilities;
(3) “Nonprinted instructional materials” means instructional materials in formats other than print and includes instructional materials that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource, including, but not limited to, software programs, video disks, and video and audio tapes;
(4) “Printed instruction material or materials” means instructional material or materials in book or other printed form;
(5) “Specialized format” means braille, audio, or digital text that is exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities; and
(6)(A) “Structural integrity” means all of the printed instructional material, including, but not limited to, the text of the material sidebars, the table of contents, chapter headings and subheadings, footnotes, indexes, glossaries, and bibliographies.
(B) “Structural integrity” need not include nontextual elements such as pictures, illustrations, graphs, or charts. If good faith efforts fail to produce an agreement pursuant to § 6-68-102 between the publisher or manufacturer and the official making the request pursuant to § 6-68-102(4) in accordance with guidelines issued pursuant to § 6-68-107, as to an electronic format that will preserve the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, the publisher or manufacturer shall provide the instructional material in American Standard Code for Information Interchange text and shall preserve as much of the structural integrity of the printed instructional material as possible.
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6-68-102. Electronic version of printed instructional material.
An individual, firm, partnership, or corporation that publishes or manufactures printed instructional materials for students attending any institution of higher education in the State of Arkansas shall provide to the accredited institution of higher education for use by students of that school any printed instructional material in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the publisher or manufacturer and the school. Computer files or electronic versions of printed instructional materials shall maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material, be compatible with commonly used braille translation and speech synthesis software, and include corrections and revisions as may be necessary. The computer files or electronic versions of the printed instructional material shall be provided to the institution of higher education, at no additional cost and in a timely manner, upon receipt of a written request that does all of the following:
(1) Certifies that the institution of higher education has purchased the printed instructional material for use by a student with a disability or that a student with a disability attending or registered to attend that school has purchased the printed instructional material;
(2) Certifies that the student has a disability that prevents him or her from using standard instructional materials;
(3) Certifies that the printed instructional material is for use by the student in connection with a course in which he or she is registered or enrolled; and
(4) Is signed by the coordinator of services for students with disabilities at the institution of higher education and by an official responsible for monitoring compliance with the Americans with Disabilitie
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-68-102
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6-68-107. Guidelines.
The institution of higher education or any center which requests instructional material pursuant to this chapter shall each adopt guidelines consistent with this chapter for its implementation and administration. At a minimum, the guidelines shall address all of the following:
(1) The designation of materials deemed required or essential to student success;
(2) The determination of the availability of technology for the conversion of nonprinted materials pursuant to § 6-68-104 and the conversion of mathematics and science materials pursuant to § 6-68-104;
(3) The procedures and standards relating to distribution of files and materials pursuant to §§ 6-68-102 and 6-68-103(a); and
(4) Other matters as are deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-68-107
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-68-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.