[nabs-l] college ebooks question

Mon Mar 24 01:57:01 UTC 2014

Hello John,

Have you tried the library or the computer lab? Perhaps they might have a 
scanner you could use to scan your printed assignments. Again, sometimes it 
is about using the tools available to you and not necessarily the tools you 
would like to use. I believe it is best to explore as many possibilities as 
possible to find the one that will work the best in your particular 
situation.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth

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From: "John Sanders" <sandersj6 at att.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 8:33 PM
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question

> Hi,
> One of the buildings on the campus is being remodeled so the disability 
> office has moved there services in to another building.
> The support services center at this time doesn't have a scanner to scan my 
> documents.
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Arielle Silverman
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:48 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>
> Hi John,
>
> Could you ask your instructor to email you the assignments? She might
> not be able to email you the readings if they come from a course pack,
> but she should be able to send you the assignments. Also, if there are
> any public scanners at the college disability office, you can scan the
> printed assignments.
> Best,
> Arielle
>
> On 3/23/14, John Sanders <sandersj6 at att.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> The classes that I'm taking, Student Development 090 and Reading 150 
>> require
>> a lot of reading.
>> The Student Development class especially requires a lot of reading and
>> writing.
>> The instructer is giving me a lot of assignment that are in print.
>> The instructer did tell me that for the Student Development 090 class, I
>> would require a reader.
>> She had advised me that she would be in contact with Office of Disability
>> Supportive Services.
>> I go back to school tomorrow.
>> I hope to hear from you soon.
>> Sincerely,
>> John Sanders
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Elizabeth Mohnke
>> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:18 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] college ebooks question
>>
>> 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 blind.
>>
>> 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
>> 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 blind.
>>
>> 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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