[nabs-l] Seeking advice from any commic book fans out there.

[Lillie Pennington]

Do you have a library card? The Cincinnati public library gives access to a good 75 databases, and a lot of them have stories and such on them. They May not have comics, and if they do, they may not be accessible, but it is worth a shot, if you're checking out other stuff. You may also want to check comic forms and websites, there are a lot of online communities of the sort, people on there may be able to help you as well. Who knows, there may be some wind comic book nerds out there that are hiding in the shadows.

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> On Sep 11, 2014, at 10:04 PM, Greg Aikens via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> This sounds like a great place to use a reader. I know it’s not as convenient as having a pre-prepared recording or an accessible version you can access, but having a live reader allows you to ask questions and ask for clarification. You can use a live reader to describe details that they might not think of if sitting in a cubicle by themselves recording a description. I took an art history class in college (not my choice) and used live readers often to describe the paintings and styles. Having them present with me, I could ask questions, comparing one painting to another etc. to make sure I understood the visual differences between artists or between different styles within the same artist. 
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> I would find someone you know that already has an interest in graphic novels and see if your disability office would hire them as a reader for this project. Watching the film adaptation might be similar, but I wonder if it’s as different as watching the movie instead of reading the book. 
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>> On Sep 11, 2014, at 10:06 AM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Minh brought up some good points.  I'm mainly looking into this so I
>> can have all options available.  There is no text at all in The Silver
>> Scorpian, so it would probably take either a reader or the disability
>> services staff to follow the "Written descriptions of images used in
>> class" part of my accomodations in order for me to get it.
>> 
>> I met with my professor before class this morning, and she clarified
>> that Silver Scorpian is just an example.  Our last assigned paper is
>> about diversity in superhero fiction, and she picked him because the
>> main character is in a wheelchair, and also diverse racially.  She
>> also thinks it's really cool that American and Sirian teens worked
>> together to develop the character and story, and since we have a few
>> international students from middle eastern countries in our class
>> they'd be able to get a cultural kickback out of reading about a
>> non-American super.  However, she suggested writing about Iron Man,