AIM-VA Partners

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic Regional Unit of the Virginias and Carolinas (RFB&D)
AIM-VA will be working with RFB&D to develop a statewide membership system for LEAs. RFB&D, which has a long standing partnership with VDOE, will now become an Accessible Media Producer for all required digital audio books for AIM-VA. All LEAs will be given access to the RFB&D library of over 10,000 digital audio book titles through a new statewide membership system processed through the AIM-VA library. For more information on RFB&D visit their website: http://www.rfbd.org/UNITS_VA_home.htm

Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)
DBVI is our lead state agency in the provision of services to students who are blind and visually impaired. They will serve as an accessible media producer for the development of Braille materials for students who qualify for their services. For more information on DBVI visit their website: http://www.vdbvi.org/

Virginia Correctional Enterprises (VCE)
AIM-VA will be referring large print requests to the VCE. VCE will serve as the printing resource that will provide large print formats for students with disabilities. For more information on the VCE: www.vadoc.state.va.us http://www.vcedigitalworks.com/vce/printservices.htm

www.bookshare.org
The Bookshare.org library provides print disabled people in the United States with legal access to over 37,100 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or digital formats for text to speech audio. AIM-VA will be working with Bookshare.org to acquire accessible instructional audio files on behalf of Digital Rights Managers.