AIMVirginia

04/07/2026

AIM-VA observes Autism Awareness Month! Please check out our catalog for some of these reading books about autism and/or featuring characters who are on the spectrum and order them for your AIMVA-eligible students. The ones below come in various digital formats across all reading levels. Reach out to our Help Desk for more information =)

A Day with Dutchess: Life Lessons from a Blind Therapy Dog
Al Capone Does My Homework
Marcelo in the Real World
A Friend of Henry
When My Worries Get Too Big!
Rain Reign
Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Rules

Autism doesn’t define limits — it redefines possibilities 🌈✨💪

03/20/2026

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The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) affirmed today that dyslexia, a reading disability, is entirely unrelated to a person's intelligence or cognitive potential. Dyslexic individuals possess the capacity to think, lead, and achieve at the highest levels, and countless have gone on to accomplish extraordinary achievements across every field.

IDA stands firmly in support of dyslexic learners by advancing evidence-based reading instruction grounded in the science of reading, while also championing the unique strengths, resilience, and potential that define this community.

03/18/2026

Happy Women's History Month! Your AIM-VA-eligible students can celebrate Women's History Month with reading books from our catalog in various formats and reading levels. Check out just a few of the titles we offer below and Happy Reading!

10/29/2025

Wonderful event on November 12th by the George Mason College of Visual and Performing Arts!

From curation to practical application, how can visual art spaces enhance immersive experiences for all patrons? What are the latest trends and limitations in accessibility tools? How can curators both support and serve as advocates for accessibility in the visual arts? Speakers will discuss practices for integrating assistive technologies and other techniques that advance accessibility in the visual arts, ensuring galleries are welcoming and inclusive. Guests are encouraged to bring additional questions to pose to the speakers, to expand and enhance the conversation for everyone involved. After the event concludes, guests are welcome to continue the conversation and explore the gallery’s current exhibition.

From curation to practical application, how can visual art spaces enhance immersive experiences for all patrons? What are the latest trends and limitations in accessibility tools? How can curators both support and serve as advocates for accessibility in the visual arts? Speakers will discuss practic...

09/30/2025

Check it out!

The National Center on Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI) has released Accessibility Basics, a practical guide designed to help educators enhance the accessibility of their classroom content.

Learn more at https://ncademi.org/resources/basics/

08/15/2025

Welcome back from Summer! Are your K-12 students ready for the Fall semester? Head over to the AIM-VA catalog and check out our accessible educational materials!

05/22/2025

Friendly Reminder: May is National Mental Health Awareness Month.

As your K-12 students begin to prepare for final exams and the end of the 2024-25 school year, be sure to check on their mental health as well as your fellow colleagues' mental health!

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We are grateful for your continued support in raising awareness and helping to break the stigma.

03/31/2025

On this last day of Women's History Month, we urge you and your students to check out some reading books from our catalog that are about notable women throughout history who were scientists, civil rights activists and leaders, athletes, poets, as well as books that were written by great women authors. Here are just a handful of titles that we offer in various digital formats for reading levels ranging from Early Elementary up to High School.

Please contact our Help Desk if you would like assistance in finding other titles!

Happy Reading and Happy Women's History Month!!

03/13/2025

03/13/2025

This live-streamed event by American Foundation for the Blind coming up on Monday, March 17th looks exciting!

On March 17th at 3 pm ET, join us for a special live-streamed event as we unveil a never-before-heard recording of Helen Keller!

The Dot Experience of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), a longtime collaborator of AFB and steward of the AFB and Helen Keller Archives, has meticulously preserved two rare disc recordings discovered in the AFB time capsule. These recordings feature a powerful speech by Helen Keller and a unique glimpse into life in New York City in 1934.

Celebrate Helen Keller’s enduring legacy as one of the world’s great women leaders whose impact continues to inspire generations on our event livestream: https://ow.ly/4pt050Vg3J4.

02/28/2025

We continue to honor and celebrate Black History Month at AIM-VA!

Please goo to our catalog to find various accessible formats of reading books about/or written by famous black Americans for your students such as:

Barack Obama: Our 44th President
Frederick Douglass: A Voice for Freedom in the 1800's
Harriet Tubman
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali

I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou
The Dreamkeeper and other poems by Langston Hughes
Their Eyes Were Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Please contact our help desk if you need help finding titles or formats =)

Happy Reading!

02/21/2025

As we continue our Black History Month celebration, please consider this reading book for your late elementary/middle school students about the march on Washington. Go to our catalog and search by title- we have the book in PDF:Accessible, Fully Accessble PDF, and WORD/Google doc.

Happy Reading!