[blparent] Bookshare and NIMAC

Fri Feb 27 01:52:36 UTC 2015

yes I also know that it is difficult to get books as a blind parent for 
a sighted child. I had to try to get books brailled so that I could try 
to help our sighted son with his reading.
On 2/22/2015 2:19 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via blparent wrote:
>
> Yes, I think we should try to get a clause into the law so that blind
> parents of sighted kids will be covered.  Since IDEA is strictly written to
> cover kids with disabilities, it is not surprising that the lawmakers didn't
> think about the needs of blind parents.  However, the Chafee Amendment
> covers books for both adults and children.  There may be a way to work with
> that.
>
> Debbie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve
> Jacobson via blparent
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 11:22 PM
> To: Deborah Kent Stein via blparent
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Bookshare and NIMAC
>
> Debbie,
>
> Thank you so much for doing the investigating on this.  I felt fairly
> certain that this was the case.  While discovering this will not help Diana,
> maybe we can use this information to make changes in the law in the future
> to help those of us who are parents and need access to textbooks to support
> our kids.
>
> Dianna, although it is of little consolation to you right now, thank you for
> bringing this problem to light.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 20:32:50 -0600, Deborah Kent Stein via blparent wrote:
>
>> I contacted Bookshare regarding access to the NIMAC books by blind
>> parents who are homeschooling, or blind parents with kids in traditional
> schools.
>> Below is the response I received.  Based on this information, Bookshare
>> does not have the ability to change the rules about NIMAC access, as
>> the restrictions are established by IDEA 2004 and the Chafee Amendment
>> regarding copyrighted materials.  To gain access for blind parents, we
>> would have to dig much deeper.
>> Hi Deborah,
>> Thanks for contacting Bookshare! NIMAC-sourced books are digital K-12
>> textbooks produced from publisher files deposited in the National
>> Instructional Materials Accessibility Center (NIMAC), a national
> repository.
>> Bookshare converts these books from the NIMAS format (National
>> Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard) to student-ready
>> formats before placing them in the Bookshare library.
>> Access to these books is different than other Bookshare media because
>> of the terms of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA
>> 2004) that established the NIMAC. As a result, these books are subject
>> to the terms of the NIMAC's Limitation of Use Agreement
>> (http://www.nimac.us/2009_Jan_LUA.doc
>> <http://email.bookshare.org/wf/click?upn=Y7dXPF3Vpz0EzxaNc5H90qC1q8mUrq
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>> There are two key points to remember about accessing Bookshare's
>> NIMAC-sourced books:
>> They are only available for U.S. K-12 students with print disabilities
>> as defined in the Chafee Amendment to copyright law, AND who have an
>> Individualized Education Plan (IEP) issued by a public education agency.
>> Only teachers and staff members of U.S. K-12 education agencies can
>> download these books for their qualifying students. To ensure that
>> Bookshare complies with the above limitations, students, parents,
>> transcribers, and non-student Members cannot download these books.
>> However, if the school or students aren't able to access those titles
>> you can submit a book request for us to possibly procure the book as an
> alternative to the NIMAC file:
>> https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/request-book
>> <http://email.bookshare.org/wf/click?upn=xM7w1UDRWKNmdfg08w8rKp-2FAdTzj
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>> Kind Regards,
>> Jerri Weber Bookshare Membership Team
>> www.bookshare.org <http://www.bookshare.org>
>> https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/search/nimac
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>> cT3zk-3D>  ------------------------------ Your Original Inquiry: Case
>> 00274666 Information: dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
>> <mailto:dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>
>> I chair the Blind Parents Group of the National Federation of the
>> Blind. A number of parents have raised the question about access to the
>> NIMAC titles in Bookshare. These books would be valuable to blind
>> parents who are homeschooling sighted children, or blind parents whose
>> children attend traditional schools that use NIMAC textbooks. As far as
>> I know, the NIMAC books are only available to certified teachers or
>> blind students. Is it possible for blind parents to gain access to
>> these materials? Thank you for your help!
>> Deborah Kent Stein dkent5817 at att.net <mailto:dkent5817 at att.net>
>> 773-203-1394
>> ref:_00D407KKe._50040kIimw:ref
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