Instructional Materials and Technical Assistance Supports for Students who are Blind, Visually Impaired, and Deaf-Blind
The purpose of this RFP is to seek proposals from agencies/organizations to work in conjunction with
the Bureau of Special Education regarding the New Hampshire Instructional Materials and Technical
Assistance Center. The recipient will support the Bureau of Special Education as follows: the
execution of the American Printing House Annual Census of Eligible Students; the maintenance of the
New Hampshire Instructional Materials Resource Center; the execution of the New Hampshire count
according to the National Child Count of Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind; the coordination of
resources and information regarding the National Instructional Materials Standard (NIMAS) and the
National Instructional Materials Center (NIMAC); the coordination of the New Hampshire Information
and Referral Center to support students who are blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind, and the
coordination of statewide professional development activities to improve educational outcomes
specific to the special education of students who are blind, visually impaired, print disabled and deafblind
based on an annual statewide survey.
