Accessible Educational Materials Best Practices Cohort

Florida AEMITA Leadership Team - http://bit.ly/1W2g1D7
Possible Data Elements (all states contributing) - http://bit.ly/2aDIKug
Comments - Suggestions - Ideas - http://bit.ly/1qfjG4Q
Orlando Meeting Notes - Notes 3/29/17 Barriers/Data/Supports for Quality Indicators

critical_components.pdf
CohortCriteria.pdf
2013 instructional materials statutes.pdf

Purpose of Best Practices Cohort
To scale up the statewide use of accessible educational materials and accessible technologies for learning by monitoring, analyzing, documenting, and sharing the impact of current work in five high-leverage areas of change:

1. Procurement considerations
2. Strategies for use of AEM and accessible technologies for learning
3. Self-advocacy skills of students (Florida focus area)
4. Provision system development
5. Data system development

Each state has chosen at least one high-leverage area to focus on. Florida will be focusing on self-advocacy skills, in particular student self-advocacy for accessible instructional materials and accessible technologies in the classroom, during IEP meetings, and in preparation for post secondary settings.

AEMITA States 2017-2018

• Alaska
• Florida
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Ohio
• Texas

National AEM Center Contacts - http://aem-national.wikispaces.com/Welcome

• Cynthia Curry
• Kirk Benke
• Joy Zabala
• Diana Carl