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However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Rebecca Sheffield, Ph. D.  \nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nNational Center on Accessible Educational Materials (2021 ) . Independent Self-Study Guide for the AEM Quality Indicators with Critical Components for K-12 . Wakefield, MA:  \nNational Center on Accessible Educational Materials.  \nContents  \nPurpose ........................................................................................................................... 2  \nUse .................................................................................................................................. 2  \nIndependent Actions for Making Meaning of the Quality Indicators ................................. 3  \nQuality Indicator 1 ........................................................................................................ 3  \nQuality Indicator 2 ........................................................................................................ 4  \nQuality Indicator 3 ........................................................................................................ 4  \nQuality Indicator 4 ........................................................................................................ 5  \nQuality Indicator 5 ........................................................................................................ 5  \nQuality Indicator 6 ........................................................................................................ 6  \nQuality Indicator 7 ........................................................................................................ 6  \nMoving Beyond Independent Actions .............................................................................. 6  \nPurpose  \nThe National Center on Accessible Educational Materials for Learning (National AEM Center) at CAST is a technical assistance (TA) center funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) . The purpose of the Center is to improve educational and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities through TA activities that increase both the availability and the use of accessible materials and technologies. The Center’s stakeholders serve and advocate for individuals with disabilities and their families across the continuum of educational settings: early learning, K–12, and postsecondary academic and career training programs.  \nThe AEM Center’s TA is guided by the Quality Indicators for the Provision of AEM and Accessible Technologies. The seven Quality Indicators describe the essential elements of a system that ensures the consistent and reliable provision of high-quality and timely accessible materials and technologies for all learners who need them, including those with disabilities. While intended to be implemented by a coordinated team of representatives from within a system (i.e. , state, district, higher ed institution, or workforce agency), each individual representative needs an operational understanding of the Quality Indicators. It is through a collective understanding of individual roles and responsibilities that systems change occurs. 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