NCADEMI Webinars
Welcome to Webinars from NCADEMI! Here you’ll find details on our upcoming live events on improving the quality, availability, and timely provision of accessible digital educational materials for learners with disabilities from early learning to K-12. Each session will be recorded and made available as a permanent resource, so you can revisit important insights and share them within your communities. All NCADEMI webinar materials are openly licensed, allowing you to reuse and adapt them for your own trainings and professional development activities.
Upcoming Webinars
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Accessibility & Accommodations
Previous Webinars
Including Accessibility in Your EdTech Decisions
May 7, 2025
Are you responsible for making edtech purchasing decisions for your state or local education agency? Are you part of the team who vets and recommends products for use in the K-12 classroom? If so, this free webinar will help you include accessibility in your procurement processes and ensure that all students can access and use the tools you provide. We’ll discuss familiar components where accessibility can be embedded, such as Requests for Information and Requests for Proposals, scoring matrices, and contract language. We’ll also discuss some additional components, such as vendor documentation and demonstrations, which can enhance your understanding of the vendor’s commitment to accessibility as well as demonstrate accessibility conformance. When accessibility is integrated into all components of procurement, states and school districts ensure students with disabilities gain equal access to the general education curriculum.
Coordinating with the NIMAC: What It Means & Why It’s Important
April 23, 2025
Each year, coordinating with the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) is referenced in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B application for federal funds. But what does this actually mean in practice? Although all 50 states have coordinated with the NIMAC for many years, the details of what coordination entails may not always be clearly defined at the administrative level. Join us to learn how the NIMAC supports students, and what the legal obligations are under IDEA for State Educational Agencies (SEAs) and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that choose to work with this free program funded by the Office of Special Education Programs.
Get to Know the New National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction
January 21, 2025
Demand for training and resources on digital accessibility in PreK-12 settings has never been higher. Schools are creating more inclusive learning environments that meet federal and state legal obligations by proactively ensuring that digital educational materials are accessible to students with disabilities.
Enter the new National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials & Instruction (NCADEMI – pronounced “n-cademy”), funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education. We provide training and technical assistance to help states and school districts (and others) improve accessibility practices and make informed decisions about educational materials that are usable for students with disabilities.
The Intersection of Special Education and New PreK-12 Digital Accessibility Requirements
December 10, 2024
The pairing of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with the new ADA Title II final rule opens a fresh opportunity for education leaders to improve coordination between general and special education. Find out how these two distinct laws work – together and separately – to improve accessibility of digital educational materials provided in schools. We highly recommend attending or watching the recording of Part 1, Act Now: Understanding New PreK-12 Digital Accessibility Requirements, as a prerequisite.
Act Now: Understanding New, PreK-12, Digital Accessibility Requirements
December 3, 2024
The Department of Justice recently announced new requirements that will fundamentally change how PreK-12 schools, districts, and state education agencies provide digital educational materials. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) now requires all web content and mobile apps used in public schools to meet specific accessibility standards. Learn about the new requirements, the timeline for compliance, and actions you can take now.