[nabs-l] college ebooks question

Arielle Silverman arielle71 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 23 22:13:21 UTC 2014


You can also read up a lot on laptops at
www.amazon.com

Arielle

On 3/23/14, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
> 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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