[BlindMath] [BlMath] Getting a Text Book

[Cricket X. Bidleman]

Hi Zach,

Yes, it is entirely possible that there actually is not an electronic
version of the book from the publisher. Accessible electronic versions
of textbooks didn't really become popular until some time after 2004,
and they're actually still not popular. In any case the book would
have to have been written before 2004 since the publishing process is
painstakingly slow. If you have accessible content for the text, maybe
you could get graphics and tables and charts embossed by your DSPS
office or a Braille agency. You could also get a reader to help you
with the numbers and stuff. Sometimes low tech solutions are the most
applicable in these cases. Hope this helps!

On 3/10/17, Zach via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I wrote before about this course, but wanted to ask about peoples'
> experiences requesting accessible versions of text books from publishers
> and
> authors. As Dr. Godfrey pointed out, my text book is over ten years old,
> but
> my prof fervently believes this is the end-all text for applied linear
> regression. Unfortunately I've found my learning style depends on reading a
> text book more than listening to lectures, and my prof assigns almost all
> homework's as problems from the book-not the hard part, I just get people
> to
> read them to me, but understanding the material when you've fallen way
> behind and have a thousand commitments is. So after that rant. could
> someone
> share with me a sample letter they may have sent to an author and/or
> publisher that elicited a positive response, that is to say the
> author(s)/publisher sent them an accessible and/or workable format of the
> text? My disabilities office contacted the publisher at the beginning of
> the
> semester to which the response was "We don't have an electronic copy of
> this
> book." Is that possible considering the book was published in 2004? My DSS
> then shredded my hard copy and made a readable PDF, but as we all know math
> doesn't translate, which is kind of important in regression.
>
>
>
> Thank you Dr. Godfrey again for the tutorial resources. I'm getting to them
> ASAP. If I'm ever in NZ or you in US perhaps we should try meeting up.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks all,
>
>
>
> Zac
>
>
>
> Zachary Mason
>
> M.S. Student
>
> Animal and Dairy Sciences
>
> Mississippi State University
>
>
>
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