[blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News - a concern

Thu Jan 29 19:43:16 UTC 2009

That is my question. I tried last year to get them to give Aubrie electronic 
files for her BN for the books that did not have a lot of charts and graphs 
but they said that it would not work with those files. consequently, when 
she has homework in four or more classes, she has quite a number of volumes 
to bring home especially when she changes volumes in the middle of an 
assignment and has to bring both of them home.

Clarification would be great!
Bonnie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. S. Merchant" <smerchant at vetmed.lsu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News - a concern

>I need to jump in and please correct me if I am wrong, but these files
> ESPECIALLY for math and science with their tables and other symbols are 
> NOT
> stored in a format that is going to be directly downloadable and user
> friendly.  I know for certain that even with my 10th grader's English
> book(not math or science) that the direct download straight to a Braille
> embosser was less than acceptable.
>
> Would be interested in opinions of others, but when these files were first
> discussed, this was one of the big warnings about this system.  Files 
> would
> be given by publishing companies such that it would be quicker to get the
> file to a transcriptionist but NOT in a form that would be good to 
> directly
> download.  Has this changed?  Is Bookshare going to alter the file so that
> it will be directly downloadable and user friendly?
>
> Sandy taboada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Robert Jaquiss
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:59 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News!
>
> Hello Eric and list:
>
>     I believe you are correct. The braille files could be read on a
> BrailleNote or other device, or used to emboss a braille copy. It will be
> interesting to see how well this actually works.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DrV" <icdx at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News!
>
>
> Does this mean that Middle & High School textbooks will be available for
> downloading to a braille noting device?
> Eric
> (PS: Sorry, about the misfired messages.)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bookshare.org (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)"
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 16:36
> Subject: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News!
>
>
> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/f8a1a1dc74>
> Bookshare: Books Without Barriers
>
>
> Bookshare and NIMAC Announcement
>
> NIMAC books:
>
> To find NIMAC books, go to:
> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/8cec87bc2a>http://ni
> mac.us
>
>
> <mailto:nimacrequest at bookshare.org>Then email us
> to request the book be added to Bookshare
>
> Dear David Andrews:
>
> Have you heard the good news? There is a simple
> new NIMAC process that will enable Bookshare to
> provide NIMAC books to your students in a week or
> less at no cost, thanks to funding from the U.S.
> Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
>
> You can now name Bookshare as one of your
> Authorized Users (AU) at the NIMAC. You need to
> sign an updated NIMAC coordination agreement,
> which the NIMAC recently sent directly to all
> NIMAC state coordinators, and then appoint
> Bookshare as an AU. The new coordination
> agreement is available online at the NIMAC's
> website at:
> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/07a24a3dec>http://ww
> w.nimac.us/2009_NIMAC_COORD.DOC.
>
>
> Then, when one of your students needs a book:
>    * Any public school staff person (including
> classroom teachers, special educators and
> librarians) can send an email to
> <mailto:nimacrequest at bookshare.org>nimacrequest at bookshare.org
> requesting the book after confirming that it's in
> the NIMAC at:
> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/64f515c348>http://ni
> mac.us.
> We just need to know the title, author, publisher and/or ISBN number.
>    * We'll download the book, convert it into
> accessible digital text formats (DAISY and BRF)
> within a week and let the requestor know the book is in Bookshare.
>    * The requestor logs into their Bookshare
> account and downloads the book for a qualified
> student with an IEP. Two different accessible
> software packages that read the books are also
> available free for download, as well as high quality synthetic speech.
>
> After you send the AU request to the NIMAC, we
> will inform those educators in your jurisdiction
> who are Bookshare Members about the process and
> we'll include the information in communications
> to appropriate personnel in all districts, regardless of Bookshare
> membership.
>
> Together, let's get accessible textbooks flowing
> smoothly from the NIMAC to students in a timely manner!
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> The Bookshare Team
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