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.
We encourage you to submit your requests for the 2026-2027 school year in Athena as soon as possible. Our vendors and contractors are filling up quickly, and we want to ensure you have everything you need. Please make sure to include pacing guides with the specific dates for each chapter or unit required in class. This will help us guarantee the timely delivery of materials you need to support your students.
Our Library provides a large library collection with over 200,000 titles. This includes over 5,800 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.
Below is an overview of our cost assistance.
· Collection Materials
The Iowa Department for the Blind will pay the full cost of materials with an ISBN (textbooks, workbooks or literary works) or Online Curriculum. Online curriculum is produced in consumable format and provided at no charge.
· Consumable Materials
o 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.
o 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!
