[nabs-l] text books for highschool

[Karl Martin Adam]

Jeff, if you submit a request to bookshare for the book and tell 
them it's available through NIMAC they should be able to get it 
for you in short order.  TO request a book, click on the "how to 
find books" link then on the "request a book" linke then on the 
"book request form" link.  That will take you to a form you need 
to fill out with the title, ISBN, author, publisher, and date of 
publication.  There are two important things about that form.  
There is a box you have to check to say that you need the book 
for school (if you don't, they will put on the list of books for 
volunteers to scan but not actually get it for you) and there is 
a text field asking for further information that you want to 
write that the book is in the NIMAC in.

Hope this helps,
Karl

 ----- Original Message -----
From: jeff crouch- k8tvv via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 08:25:45 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] text books for highschool

hi,
I wasn't sure what type of format they were sent and. The special 
ed director and Meralend for connections education asked me if 
they sent me a NIMAS file if I would be able to open it and read 
it on my computer. But not knowing what the file extension is, 
I'm not sure if I'll be able to read it with my computer or not. 
I looked on book share for the three textbooks, they are for 
English, but they are not on there.

thanks and warmest regards
Jeff Crouch

Sent from my iPhone

 On Aug 21, 2015, at 00:33, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Jeff:

 NIMAS files are eBooks which are designed for accessibility. Due 
to its
 partnership with Bookshare, most books available through NIMAS 
are produced
 in either DAISY, BRF or both. So they can indeed be accessed on 
most
 devices--notetakers, DTB players, etc.

 Chris

 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
Jeff Crouch-
 k8tvv via nabs-l
 Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:06 PM
 To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
 Cc: Jeff Crouch- k8tvv
 Subject: [nabs-l] text books for highschool

 Hi all,
 So my online highschool  is trying to get me my text books and 
they asked me
 if I could access NIMAS files, but I don't know if I can or not.
 Does anyone have any experience with NIMAS files, I know they 
have to deal
 with the National Instructional Materials Access Center.

 Thanks and warmest regards.

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 k8tvv
 Jeff Crouch

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