New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 29 - STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Part 18 - BRAILLE STANDARDS
Section 6.29.18.9 - BRAILLE LEARNING STANDARDS

Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.29.18.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Standards for learning braille incorporate all New Mexico content standards with the following changes for students who are learning braille or who use braille for learning:

A. Where "text" is included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "braille".

B. Where "digital tools" are included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "accessible format digital tools".

C. Where "sources" are included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "tactile materials and experiences" or "accessible format sources".

D. Where "graphic instructions" or "written instructions" are included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "tactile instructions" or "braille instructions".

E. Where "letter formation" is included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "braille letter or contraction formation".

F. Where "reading" is included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "reading in braille".

G. Where "represent and solve mathematical equations" is included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall add "using Nemeth code".

H. Where "tools" is included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "accessible tools".

I. Where "writing", or "written" are included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "braille-writing" or "braille-written".

J. Where "maps", "globes", "mapping tools"," diagrams", "charts", or "measurement tools" are included in the content standards, braille learning standards shall substitute "tactile graphics or accessible tools".

K. Where production of visual formats is required of students in the content standards, braille standards shall add "using accessible tools".

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