Each Friday the Instructional Materials Center Team will provide answers to questions asked by educators throughout the week in the IMC FAQ Friday post. We hope these are helpful as schools place orders for students who need accessible educational materials.
Please submit your requests in Athena as soon as possible, as our vendors and contractors are filling up fast. Pacing guides must be entered with the dates each chapter/unit is needed in class, so we can ensure timely delivery of materials.
Our Library provides a large library collection with over 200,000 titles. It also includes over 5,000 educational materials available and ready for use at no cost. We are always looking to expand our collection of textbooks, workbooks, novels, and online curriculum, which will be provided at no cost.
- Non-Consumable Materials
- The Iowa Department for the Blind will pay the full cost of materials with an ISBN (textbooks, workbooks, or literary works) and Online Curriculum.
- Consumable Materials
- Braille materials (teacher created materials or worksheets): The School District will be charged $4.00 per print page. If the cost per print page is higher than $4.00, the Iowa Department for the Blind will cover those costs.
- Large print materials (workbooks, activity books, worksheets or teacher created materials): The School District will be charged the cost of the project.
Questions? Contact IMC Staff at imclibrary@blind.state.ia.us or 515-281-1323.
The IMC Team will provide answers to the questions we have received during the week in our FAQ Friday posts. We hope these are helpful!
