[nabs-l] college ebooks question

Sun Mar 23 21:46:43 UTC 2014

I am pretty sure best buy must have misunderstood the question. Last time I
was there they had laptops. All laptops have keyboards. Only tablets do not
have keyboards. Best buy has 922 laptops on their website all have
keyboards.

On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 2:40 PM, John Sanders <sandersj6 at att.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I've contacted best buy to see if they had any laptops that have keyboards.
> They said that they didn't.
> I'm looking for a laptop with a keyboard.
> What stores sell laptops with keyboard layouts?
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Germano
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 3:51 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>
> All laptops have keyboards. Some may also be touch screen.
>
> If it does not have a keyboard it will be considered a tablet.
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Arielle Silverman <
> Arielle.Silverman at asu.edu> wrote:
>
>  I think some modern laptops still have keyboards, and JAWS is starting
>> to support touch screens. I'd love to hear more about current laptop
>> options since I will need to get a new one soon. You may also have
>> luck with an older laptop or netbook, or with a Macbook running
>> VoiceOver. There are a lot of modern notetaking solutions out there
>> that are accessible. Another option would be to ask for an Ipad or
>> Iphone and Braille display.
>>
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 3/22/14, melissa R Green <lissa1531 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Many schools also have memberships to both bookshare and learning ally.
>> > they can sign students up on there accounts.
>> > Have a blessed day.
>> > Best Wishes
>> > Melissa R. Green and Pj
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> > To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> > <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 2:53 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>> >
>> >
>> > John,
>> > Its required by most schools including ones I attended. I also attend a
>> > community college now for continuing education. May sound weird, but I
>> > figured its cheaper, and I wanted to get some guidance on business
>> writing
>> > and business classes in general while seeking work; my BA is in liberal
>> > studies.
>> >
>> > You have to buy the books because you cannot get a book for free;
>> publishers
>> > do not want to release a book without making money.
>> > You have to give receits to your disability  services office as proof >
>> you
>> > bought the book. May seem unfair as you cannot read the texts, but its
>> fair
>> > to the publishers.
>> > Your school will then request an electronic text copy of your books once
>> you
>> > have given them receits.
>> > Remember you can buy used texts to save money. Also, you can resell
>> texts to
>> > the bookstore when semester ends. If they won't accept them, try selling
>> > them to other students. Ads are up all the time for used books on
>> bulletin
>> > boards at my school.
>> >
>> > I'll also reiterate  what was said. You may not have to wait on your
>> > disability office to get texts. How did you read in high school? If you
>> were
>> > like me, you used Recording for the blind, now, named learning ally.
>> > I would have used bookshare, if it were around.
>> > Bookshare, Learning ally, and  NLS are good sources of books.
>> >
>> > Do you learn better with a synthetic voice or human reader? For me, I do
>> > better with  human readers.
>> > This is why I use learning ally a lot for texts.
>> > I suggest you have a bookshare and learning ally account.
>> > Bookshare is free for students. Go to www.bookshare.org to find out
>> more.
>> > Learning ally requires an annual fee now, but you can request a waver if
>> it
>> > poses a lot of financial hardship.
>> >
>> > However, your parents probably will pay the fee.
>> > Through these sources, you can order your own texts, rather than waiting
>> for
>> > the disability office.
>> > Also, for general novels you read in history and english, the NLS
>> library is
>> > a good source. You can order books from your cooperating library and get
>> > them in the mail on digital cartrige. Alternatively, you can use the >
>> BARD
>> > site and download them yourself using a flash drive if your technology
>> > skills are good.
>> >
>> > I often just get my own texts. I find out the book info from the
>> bookstore;
>> > I ask about the name, author, edition and publisher.
>> > Then I can order them with this info.
>> > Another way is to email the professor of the class and ask them about
>> books.
>> > Some ebooks are now accessible, but never used those, so cannot comment
>> on
>> > that.
>> > I know the bookstores I encountered let you purchase or rent ebooks. I
>> think
>> > its from Course smart.
>> >
>> > I hope you do well in school, and next time, be  a bit more proactive >
>> for
>> > your accomodations.
>> >
>> > Ashley
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: John Sanders
>> > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:19 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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