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6-68-105. Transcription into braille — Requests for electronic instructional material.
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6-68-105. Transcription into braille — Requests for electronic instructional material.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a school or any educational assistant, instructor, or tutor from assisting a student with a disability by using the electronic version of printed instructional material provided pursuant to this chapter solely to transcribe or arrange for the transcription of the printed instructional material into braille or to otherwise assist the student. In the event that a transcription is made, the school shall have the right to share the braille copy of the printed instructional material with other students with disabilities.
(b) The president of each institution of higher education may each or in combination with others establish one (1) or more centers to process requests for electronic versions of instructional materials pursuant to this chapter. If a center or centers is established, each of the following shall apply:
(1) The student and the educational institution shall submit requests for instructional material made pursuant to § 6-68-102(4) to the center, which shall transmit the request to the publisher or manufacturer with the appropriate certification;
(2) If there is more than one (1) center, each center shall make every effort to coordinate requests within its segment;
(3) The publisher or manufacturer of instructional material shall be required to honor and respond only to those requests submitted through a designated center; and
(4) If a publisher or manufacturer has responded to a request for instructional materials by a center, or on behalf of all the centers within a segment, all subsequent requests for these instructional materials shall be satisfied by the center to which the request is made.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-68-105
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6-68-105. Transcription into braille — Requests for electronic instructional material.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a school or any educational assistant, instructor, or tutor from assisting a student with a disability by using the electronic version of printed instructional material provided pursuant to this chapter solely to transcribe or arrange for the transcription of the printed instructional material into braille or to otherwise assist the student. In the event that a transcription is made, the school shall have the right to share the braille copy of the printed instructional material with other students with disabilities.
(b) The president of each institution of higher education may each or in combination with others establish one (1) or more centers to process requests for electronic versions of instructional materials pursuant to this chapter. If a center or centers is established, each of the following shall apply:
(1) The student and the educational institution shall submit requests for instructional material made pursuant to § 6-68-102(4) to the center, which shall transmit the request to the publisher or manufacturer with the appropriate certification;
(2) If there is more than one (1) center, each center shall make every effort to coordinate requests within its segment;
(3) The publisher or manufacturer of instructional material shall be required to honor and respond only to those requests submitted through a designated center; and
(4) If a publisher or manufacturer has responded to a request for instructional materials by a center, or on behalf of all the centers within a segment, all subsequent requests for these instructional materials shall be satisfied by the center to which the request is made.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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
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 6-68-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.