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==== '''Eligibility''' ====
==== '''Eligibility''' ====


*AMAC provides [[Alternative_Media_Formats|Alternative Media]] and related [[Member_Guide_Member_Services|services]] to students with documented print disabilities at member educational institutions. [[Portal:Braille_Unit|Braille production]] is also offered on a fee-for-service basis.
*[http://www.amac.uga.edu/ AMAC] provides [[Alternative_Media_Formats|Alternative Media]] and related [[Member_Guide_Member_Services|services]] to students with documented print disabilities at member educational institutions. [[Portal:Braille_Unit|Braille production]] is also offered on a fee-for-service basis.


*The designated disability service professionals at the member institutions are responsible to identify students eligible to receive [[Alternative_Media_Formats|Alternative Media]].
*The designated disability service professionals at the member institutions are responsible to identify students eligible to receive [[Alternative_Media_Formats|Alternative Media]].

Revision as of 11:19, 11 March 2009

Student Eligibility

Legal

  • An exception to the U.S. copyright laws, the Chaffe Amendment, provides for authorized entities to reproduce and distribute published works in a specialized format exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities.
  • As an authorized entity, AMAC provides Alternative Media for students with documented print-related disabilities. AMAC does not provide access to its digital text repository to the general public.

Eligibility

  • The designated disability service professionals at the member institutions are responsible to identify students eligible to receive Alternative Media.
  • The disability service professional and the student complete an eligibility form documenting a print disability and return the form to AMAC.

Service Agreement