[blindkid] music book

[hpscheffer at aol.com]

Thank you Robert, I'm looking for the specific book, but appreciate your input.

Heidi

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> On Sep 15, 2017, at 1:04 PM, rjaquiss via blindkid <blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello:
> 
>     If the textbook has music notation in it, trying to make an accessible
> form other than braille or large print would be difficult. The narrative
> parts could be read by JAWS but the music couldn't. There is a code for
> braille music and courses to learn the code. I suggest you contact Dancing
> Dots at www.dancingdots.com. 
> When I studied music in college some years ago, I borrowed a music book from
> what is now Learning Ally. The reader read the book and when a musical
> example occurred, she played it on a piano. 
> 
>     The use of an inaccessible website is a violation of section 504. As an
> interim measure, your daughter may need to use a sighted reader to help her
> with it.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> hpscheffer--- via blindkid
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> Cc: hpscheffer at aol.com
> Subject: [blindkid] music book
> 
> I'm looking for a music book for my daughter choir class, called "Alfred's
> Essentials of Music Theory Book 2" accessible with Jaws, does anyone have
> any leads or used this in an accessible format? They also are using this
> site www.emtontheweb.com which is completely inaccessible. They do not have
> it in Bookshare :(
> 
> 
> I wrote to the publishers asking for it to be produced for screen reading
> technology, as they are required to by the ADA. But if any of you have any
> information it would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Thank you so much,
> 
> 
> Heidi
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