[nabs-l] textbooks and inaccessible cds

[Joshua Lester]

Please keep us posted.
Thanks, Joshua

On 1/15/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> okay; I might call the DOJ ADA hotline, they would know
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:24 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] textbooks and inaccessible cds
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> I'm not sure the citation, and the section of the ADA, but I heard it
> on the news, in June, of 2011.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 1/15/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Joshua,
>> Can you site the case and section of the ADA?
>> I might call DOJ and find out. That is if I do not get anywhere with the
>> publisher.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:03 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] textbooks and inaccessible cds
>>
>> 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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