High quality, Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) (digital text, large print, audio, and Braille) are acquired in diverse ways, including direct purchase from publishers or accessible media producers, from special repositories of instructional materials (e.g., Maine's Instructional Materials Center, Bookshare, Learning Ally), through downloads of open source and copyright-free materials from the Internet, and through manual conversion of instructional materials by instructional staff. How the specialized format of a material is acquired depends on factors related to the student and the source of the material.

An important step in any school's protocol is collaboration with classroom teachers to ensure that books and instructional materials are either acquired or converted in a timely manner. The earlier schools select the books and instructional materials needed, the more likely that student with a print disability will receive them in a timely manner.

• Acquisition of AIM in Braille format
• Acquisition of AIM in Audio format
• Acquistion of AIM in Digital Text format
• Acquisition of AIM in Large Print format

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