{"id":4106,"date":"2019-02-12T13:26:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4106"},"modified":"2019-02-12T13:26:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T18:26:11","slug":"accessible-education-materials-aem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4106","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Education Materials AEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is AEM?<\/p>\n<p>Accessible Education Materials (AEM) are materials and technologies usable for learning across the widest range of individual variability, regardless of format or features. Whether a material or technology is designed from the start to be accessible for all learners or is made accessible for learners with disabilities, it is considered AEM.&nbsp;&nbsp;AEM are print- and technology-based educational materials, including printed and electronic textbooks that are designed or enhanced in a way that makes them usable across the widest range of learner variability, regardless of format.&nbsp; AEM are the materials that work with Accessible Technology to make learning possible!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did you know there is a National Center for Accessible Education Materials?&nbsp; There is!&nbsp; Check out their website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/aem.cast.org\/about#.XGMNrNJKiUk\">AEM<\/a>&nbsp; They have information for supporting students, creating AEM and more on this informative site.&nbsp; It&#8217;s worth a few minutes to explore.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aem-main.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4107\" src=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aem-main-300x25.png\" alt=\"National Center on Accessible Education Materials logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"25\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aem-main-300x25.png 300w, http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/aem-main.png 487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One great resource on the site is the brief on AEM, Technology and IEPs.&nbsp; You can link directly to it <a href=\"http:\/\/aem.cast.org\/binaries\/content\/assets\/common\/publications\/aem\/aem-iep-brief-2018.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Good questions to ask as you get started thinking about AEM for students with IEPs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is printed text a barrier for the<br \/>\nstudent?<\/li>\n<li>Does the student have difficulty<br \/>\nusing technology-based materials?<\/li>\n<li>Does the student need AT to access<br \/>\nspecialized formats of print-based<br \/>\nand\/or technology-based materials?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4106\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is AEM? Accessible Education Materials (AEM) are materials and technologies usable for learning across the widest range of individual variability, regardless of format or features. 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