[nabs-l] college ebooks question

Sat Mar 22 18:44:08 UTC 2014

The bookstore should be able to provide you all of that information. they
should also be able to tell you if they sell the electronic version. If you
have title and author you can google the book and get publisher info.

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 11:36 AM, John Sanders <sandersj6 at att.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm not sure who the publishers are on the reading 150 and study
> strategies for success.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Germano
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 1:32 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>
> Have you checked with the publishers to see if the books are already in
> electronic format? On you on VR, I have known students who have had readers
> paid for through VR.
>
> Are you saying they claim that Michigan State provides no accommodations? I
> have been on their website and they do provide etext (as long as it is not
> already available from another source), Braille ( they prefer to do texts
> for use with refreshable but will do paper braille books, note takers in
> class etc
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 10:11 AM, John Sanders <sandersj6 at att.net> wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>> What makes it worse is that both of my classes I'm taking are 8 weeks
>> long.
>> With out a reader and some one to write, it's going to be hard for me to
>> get caught back up with the rest of the class.
>> It's my fault for not notifying the Office of disability supported
>> services that I needed these accomidations ahead of time.
>> This is a lesson that I've learned and will make sure it doesn't happen
>> again.
>> The community college that I'm going to is trying to go towards what my
>> major University, Michigan State University is doing. That's not providing
>> any accomidations at all.
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Loren Wakefield
>> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 11:53 AM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>>
>> It's not just that.  Even once a receipt is turned in, it can still take
>> several weeks to get the books.  And when you are dealing with a class
>> with
>> lots of reading, or is on an accelerated schedule, it can be fun trying to
>> catch up.
>>
>> Loren
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Helga
>> Schreiber
>> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 9:17 AM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>>
>> Hi guys, this is Helga. I think buying the books and bring a receipt is
>> not really so good. They are actually very expensive. It's not need for us
>> to purchase books with our own money since we can't  read it and we are
>> going to get an electronic copy of it. But the only way if we are buying
>> the book is we have financial aid in order to buy them. But Financial Aid
>> always comes four or two days before class and that is not good for us
>> since we are not able to get our books in text or something! I think they
>> should give Financial aid to all visually impaired studets and other
>> disabled students in order to buy the books before hand so that they can
>> give it to the DSS office! What do you think about this? Just curious!
>> Hope
>> to hear from you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!! :)
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>  On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:59 AM, "Loren Wakefield" <theweird1 at mediacombb.net
>> >
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ed proof that you have paid them for their work.  Why should they give
>>> you it for free?
>>>
>>> Loren
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John
>>> Sanders
>>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:19 PM
>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I have a question:  I'm currently attending Lansing Community College and
>>> the Office of disability services department is saying that if I want to
>>> have a inclass assistant and have my textbooks translated in to etext, I
>>> need to buy the books and show the receipt that I had bought the books.
>>> Why is this required?
>>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>>> Sincerely,
>>> John Sanders
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