[nabs-l] Some Questions About Attending College

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi,
this depends on the college. Some ds offices scan texts.
In terms of getting files from publishers, this depends on the ds office 
management; some are very slow. I had experiences where they did not get 
texts to me in time for classes. Other times, ds submits the request timely, 
but the publishers are slow. some refuse to give files out, which is why we 
need the teach act.

So it varies. I highly suggest getting your own private membership to 
learning ally and ordering books yourself, this eliminates the issue with ds 
unreliability! If you want dasy text files, get bookshare membership. I hear 
its free to students. Again, your own bookshare account eliminates the need 
to go to ds office.

Yes, you can scan your books, but I don't recommend it because you will have 
too many errors and no one to edit it not to mention that
the scanners butcher up  the  tables and charts and you cannot always tell 
in the scanned copy where the table ends.

So, I suggest buying your own memberships if you can afford it to ensure you 
get texts.
Even if ds gets you pdfs, I can gaurantee you they will not always  be 
readable because the words will be jumbled together.

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: lizzy
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 2:15 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Some Questions About Attending College

Hi all,
I just have a few more questions about text books to add to the
discussion.  I know some of you said that your office of
disabilities will scan them for you, but what have others done?
Do you (personally) have to pay the person in disabilities scan
for you or did they hire someone specifically to do this? Does
anyone scan the books themselves using Kurzwhile? Is there a
machine that can get the job done on its own? Is it usually a
hassle to get the PDF versions of textbooks from publishers?
Thanks,
Lizzy

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