# Education (GED)

## Title 11. Maryland Higher Education Commission

### Subtitle 9. Instructional Materials for Blind and Print Disabled Students

#### Section 11-906

(a) Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to require the Committee, the Library, or a publisher of instructional materials to:

  (1) Convert instructional materials into accessible formats for blind and print disabled students; or

  (2) Require a publisher to provide any format other than an electronic format provided under Sec. 11-904 of this subtitle.

(b) A publisher of instructional material may not be required to:

  (1) Perform any act that would constitute an infringement of a copyright under the Copyright Revision Act of 1976;

  (2) Provide an electronic format of instructional material if the publisher:

    (i) Publishes or manufactures a version of the instructional material that is accessible to students with disabilities;

    (ii) Chooses to provide an electronic format of instructional material directly to a student in a timely manner; or

    (iii) Has not previously produced a digital version of the fully edited and typeset instructional material, including instructional material produced by a method that does not require the creation of a digital file; or

  (3) Provide an electronic format of instructional material that is no longer in print or available and offered for sale by the publisher.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)