[nabs-l] Obtaining electronic text

[Joshua Lester]

www.bookshare.org. I can't stress this enough! The publishers should
send their materials to Bookshare. I'm having trouble with computer
programs to. I'll start another thread about Aplia, (the online
workbook for my Business Communications class.) I'd like to be able to
read it on a refreshable Braille display. Blessings, Joshua

On 2/7/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi Joshua,
> No braille isn't the answer in college; college texts change every few
> years. A braille book is probably fifty volumes considering print text is
> small and the average text book is 400 pages.
> Who would pay for the transcription of these braille books?  It would
> literally be thousands per book!
>
> I want electronic books in a timely manner.  As to RFB they're not bad in my
> opinion; yes a few history books they stumbled over words but any reader
> would with foreign words, like names of Greek gods or kings.  Most books are
> fine and pretty impressive; they are volunteers.
> Next, NLS readers are paid and professional; they may have had a background
> in tv or radio. That is not a fair comparison.
> I couldn't have done college without RFB; they are a life saver.  I still
> turn to them for books as a life long learner.
>
> I do agree braille should be learned though as a foundation for literacy and
> adults losing vision should learn braille.
> But its not the answer for college unless you're studying math or foreign
> languages.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:48 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Obtaining electronic text
>
> I know the RFBND readers are volunteers. I appreciate all that they
> do, but the last 5 or 6 recordings of textbooks haven't been their
> best. They used to be better. The best book they recorded was my
> Freshman English 1 book. I still believe that Braille is the answer.
> I'm probably the only conservative NFB member on this list. I joined
> the NFB last year, but I'm old school when it comes to Braille, and I
> always will be. It's Braille or nothing at all! It bothers me that
> most blind people that have just lost their sight in the past 8 to 15
> years don't know Braille. That's in Arkansas. They won't take classes
> at the Arkansas School for the Blind, or Lions World Services for the
> Blind, they'd rather have computers read everything to them. I like
> Jaws, and all of these computer programs, but Braille literacy should
> come first. Maybe, I should join NAPUB, as well. Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 2/7/11, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>> Joshua, when you compare RFB&D and NLS readers you are comparing
>> apples and oranges.  NLS readers, almost exclusively are paid
>> professionals, actors, radio and TV people, etc.  RFB&D readers are
>> volunteers, who by and large don't do badly.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 02:26 PM 2/6/2011, you wrote:
>>>I don't know who posted about the RFBD books. I found it funny that
>>>the narrators keep tripping up on words. Even in my history and
>>>Geography books, they have so many "ums," and "urs," that it's
>>>laughable. They need better readers. The Library of Congress narrators
>>>weren't that bad. Blessings, Joshua
>>
>>
>>
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