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20 U.S.C. § 1140m — Definition of student with a print disability
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In this subpart, the term “student with a print disability” means a student with a disability who experiences barriers to accessing instructional material in nonspecialized formats, including an individual described in [section 121(d)(2) of title 17](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section121/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this subpart, the term “student with a print disability” means a student with a disability who experiences barriers to accessing instructional material in nonspecialized formats, including an individual described in [section 121(d)(2) of title 17](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title17-section121/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall establish a commission to be known as the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).
(2) **Membership**
(A) *Total number of members* — The Commission shall include not more than 19 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraphs (B) and (C).
(B) *Members of the Commission* — The Commission members shall include one representative from each of the following categories:
(i) The Office of Postsecondary Education of the Department.
(ii) The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department.
(iii) The Office for Civil Rights of the Department.
(iv) The Library of Congress National Digital Information and Infrastructure Preservation Program Copyright Working Group.
(v) The Association on Higher Education and Disability.
(vi) The Association of American Publishers.
(vii) The Association of American University Presses.
(viii) The National Council on Disability.
(ix) Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.
(x) National organizations representing individuals with visual impairments.
(xi) National organizations representing individuals with learning disabilities.
(C) *Additional members of the Commission* — The Commission members shall include two representatives from each of the following categories:
(i) Staff from institutions of higher education with demonstrated experience teaching or supporting students with print disabilities, including representatives from both two-year and four-year institutions of higher education of different sizes.
(ii) Producers of access
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1140m
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 772 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to
section 1132h–1 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
102–325.
AMENDMENTS
2009—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 111–39, § 701(5)(A), sub-
stituted ‘‘with’’ for ‘‘with in’’.
Subsec. (b)(1)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 111–39, § 701(5)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘clause (i)’’ for ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ in intro-
ductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–39 effective as if enacted
on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–315 (Aug. 14,
2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111–39, set out as a note
under section 1001 of this title.
§ 1140m. Model demonstration programs to sup-
port improved access to postsecondary in-
structional materials for students with print
disabilities
(a) Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to support
model demonstration programs for the purpose
of encouraging the development of systems to
improve the quality of postsecondary instruc-
tional materials in specialized formats and such
materials’ timely delivery to postsecondary stu-
dents with print disabilities, including systems
to improve efficiency and reduce duplicative ef-
forts across multiple institutions of higher edu-
cation.
(b) Definition of eligible partnership
In this section, the term ‘‘eligible partner-
ship’’ means a partnership that—
(1) shall include—
(A) an institution of higher education with
demonstrated expertise in meeting the needs
of students with print disabilities, including
the retention of such students in, and such
students’ completion of, postsecondary edu-
cation; and
(B) a public or private entity, other than
an institution of higher education, with—
(i) demonstrate
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