(a) On or before December 1, 2007, in order to coordinate the distribution of instructional materials to blind and other print disabled students, the Maryland Library for the Blind and Print Disabled shall convene an Instructional Materials Access Guidelines Committee. (b) The Committee consists of: (1) The Secretary of Higher Education, or the Secretary’s designee; (2) The Secretary of […]
(a) On the request of an eligible blind or print disabled student, the Library shall request that a publisher that offers for sale electronic or print instructional materials used by students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the State provide the instructional materials to the Library in an electronic format. (b) Except as otherwise provided in […]
(a) The electronic format of printed instructional material provided by a publisher to the Library for use by a student with a disability under this subtitle shall: (1) Maintain the structural integrity of the printed instructional material; (2) Be compatible with commonly used braille translation or speech synthesis software, if necessary; and (3) Include corrections and revisions as necessary. […]
Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Governor shall include in the annual budget submission $200,000 for the Library to carry out its obligations under this subtitle.
(a) Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the Committee, the Library, or a publisher of instructional materials to: (1) Convert instructional materials into accessible formats for blind and print disabled students; or (2) Require a publisher to provide any format other than an electronic format provided under § 11–904 of this subtitle. (b) A publisher of […]
