[nabs-l] IPad

Sun Dec 9 01:26:20 UTC 2012

Ashley,

Both textbooks and so-called

Regular books are copyrighted.

People can put either type into specialized formats, and both can be =
used for academic purposes depending on the nature of the class or =
assignment.

Bookshare and learning Ally make use of special exemptions in the =
copyright laws for people who need materials in a specialized format.

Text books are laid out in formats called for according to the subject =
matter. These can make it difficult to scan or read certain elements =
like a table.

As for the person asking about the iPad I
 Would remind them that the iPad and iPhone are very similar devices. =
Both connect with braille displays via bluethooth. Both can connect to =
Bluetooth keyboard. Most apps will run in either device.

I would not think that an iPhone user needs an iPad since the devices =
are functionally about the same.

Antonio

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 Dec 6, 2012, at 4:12 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> =
wrote

> sophie,
> textbooks are our academic books; they can be produced in alternative =
formats. On the other hand, regular books are copyrighted and have to =
get permission to reproduce them in an accessible format. This is only =
for specialized formats like daisy books or
> scanned books.  It does not apply to regular e-books sold online.
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> Ashley
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> -----Original Message----- From: Sophie Trist
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 7:38 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] IPad
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> What's the difference between textbooks and regular books?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 18:13:55 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] IPad
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> I agree. Now as it could just read textbooks, should be no need
> for an iPad.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 5, 2012, at 6:05 PM, Sophie Trist
> <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Josh, I use iBooks on my phone. I read many books that way, and
> it works perfectly.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 17:26:14 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] IPad
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> On the contrary, it can do things like read text books in
> iBooks, which the iPhone cannot do. I don't know if that would
> help you, but just putting it out there.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 5, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Sophie Trist
> <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Ian,
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> If you already have an iPhone, I see no reason why you need to
> spend additional money on an iPad. An iPad performs essentially
> the same functions as an iPhone, except unlike the phone, it
> doesn't have a built-in app for calls. As far as I know, the only
> benefit of an iPad is that it has a bigger screen, which would
> not be very useful to us.
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> Best wishes,
> Sophie
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Perrault" <iperrault at hotmail.com
> To: "National Association of Blind Students" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 16:46:23 -0500
> Subject: [nabs-l] IPad
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> HI All,
> I have an IPhone, and am thinking about getting an IPad. Is that
> as accessible? Is there a tactile keyboard? Is there a way to get
> a braille display? What have you thought of the IPad? Is it easy
> to use and does it feel like the modern version of a note-taker?
> I?=99m trying to figure out whether to get one in addition to my
> laptop and IPhone.
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