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Happy New Year! This month we will explore Braille files for students who are blind or visually impaired. Exploring Braille files will help make education more inclusive for these students.

This month we will explore Microsoft Word, Google Docs and RTF files. All three formats are powerful teaching tools that can encourage good study habits and help develop critical thinking skills. Educators can have books formatted as Word, Google Docs or RTF files.

In the format world, an Accessible PDF file is a digital scan of a book or document that turns printed text into an electronic format. These files are readable on most computers or portable devices. AIM-VA provides four different types of Accessible PDFs when available. This month, these will be introduced so you know what the differences are, what programs students utilize and what some teaching ideas are that work with these files. Keep reading and find the answers to these questions and more.

Are you ready to unlock new ways to support learning with accessible formats? As a new school year begins, so does our exploration of AIM-VA’s file formats. This month, the focus will be on ePub and HTML files to support your students.

Are you ready to unlock new ways to support learning with accessible formats? As a new school year begins, so does our exploration of AIM-VA’s file formats. This blog will guide you through the options of file formats that you can request through AIM-VA.

Summertime is here! AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of the special days this summer. Books are listed by calendar dates so if you are looking for something to have your student(s) read in July – just scroll down. And remember, if AIM-VA does not have the book your student needs, you can create a New Request and get the book in the format needed. Here are just some of the available books that go with the following celebrations during the summer!

The end of the schoolyear is almost here! AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of the days of May.

There’s a lot happening in April. AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of these special occasions.

March means springtime! AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of the special celebrations that happen in March.

February is full of special days! AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of the special celebrations that are happening.