[nabs-l] college ebooks question

[Suzanne Germano]

Elizabeth

Yes then it is easy for him to be able to return the books.


On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>wrote:

> hello Suzanne ,
>
> I am familiar with the practices of this particular college, and I know
> they do not remove the binding of the book if they need to scan it. This is
> why I recommended this course of action for him. however, you are correct
> that not all colleges do this, so it is always best to speak with your
> college in regards to whether or not they follow this practice.
>
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Suzanne Germano" <sgermano at asu.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:15 PM
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>
>  His school might remove the binding. My school does so we cannot sell back
>> the books.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 4:14 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  hello John,
>>>
>>> I am not sure why the college would deny you in-class assistance without
>>> providing copies of book receipts since these two things are not related.
>>> Perhaps you simply contacted them too late into the semester, and you
>>> cannot receive in-class assistance for your specific classes due to
>>> scheduling conflicts. The only times I have found in-class assistance
>>> necessary is when doing peer review for writing classes along with math
>>> and
>>> science classes. Otherwise, I do not see why this would be necessary for
>>> straight lecture classes.
>>>
>>> As for your textbooks, I am not quite sure why you are expecting to
>>> receive them for free. The college does not tare off the binding, so you
>>> can re-sell your books at the end of the semester. If you do not wish to
>>> purchase your books, you could either search for the books on Bookshare,
>>> or
>>> check them out in the library and scan the books yourself. I am not quite
>>> sure why you are expecting something for free simply because you happen
>>> to
>>> be glind.
>>>
>>> Finally, I do not see any reason why you cannot take your own notes in
>>> class regardless of what kind of technology you may or may not have
>>> access
>>> to at your fingertips. I have been using a slate and stylus to take class
>>> notes for quite some time now, and it has worked well enough for me
>>> despite
>>> my poor Braille skills. If you learned Braille early on in life, then I
>>> do
>>> not see why this could not be an option for you as well. Sometimes we
>>> have
>>> to make due with the tools we have on hand rather than what we think
>>> would
>>> be the most ideal tool for the job.
>>>
>>> Warm regards,
>>> Elizabeth
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "John Sanders" <sandersj6 at att.net>
>>> 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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