[nabs-l] text books for highschool

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi,

I used a Nimas file for a textbook I used several years ago.  I forget
what the file extension was, but I had no difficulty opening it like
any other brf or kwb file.  I really liked the book and how it was
laid out.  Hope this helps.

On 8/21/15, Karl Martin Adam via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> 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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Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

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