[nabs-l] textbooks and inaccessible cds

[Joshua Lester]

Ashley, they have to make them accessible.
The Department of Justice said so.
They ruled, two years ago, that the ADA now applies to Websites.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/15/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I do not think publishers have to make their cds and websites accessible.
> Sometimes a text comes with a companion cd.
> But it seems right to do so. Well, I’m trying to take an intro to computers
> class.
>
> Know what? The site uses flash and is not accessible! At least not on the
> first page. I might be able to get someone to click on something and get in
> that way. The CD is the same way!
> The publisher is Paradigm. Has anyone else used their books and run  into
> this?
>
> I like to access the cd and/or textbook website because you get other
> benefits such as chapter summaries, definition of terms, other study tools,
> and practice quizzes. I don’t do this for every class; I do have a life. But
> some classes, I do take a few practice quizzes and I find it helps me
> prepare and study for the real quiz or test.
>
> I might report this if I can find a point of contact; I’m hoping they have a
> diversity or accessibility department. We will see.
> If anyone had success in reporting publisher website or cd-rom issues and
> got them fixed, that would be nice to know. Maybe the publisher will send me
> stuff directly; we’ll see.
> Ashley
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