[nabs-l] Advice on getting textbook in accessible format with image descriptions

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

Hello Taylor,

It seems to me that if you are in high school that it should be easier to obtain accessible class materials as it is required by law. Regardless, you could still use some of these suggestions. Perhaps your teacher would be available to help you go over the graphs before or after school. Pairing up with other students would also still be an option. If you are willing to provide some after school snacks, this would provide for a good incentive for other students to help you. Using a tutor may also be an option too. There may be some students in the honor society either at your high school or a local community college who may be looking for some volunteer hours.

Does the Hadley School have any economics courses? If so, perhaps they may have some accessible materials that may help you. If may also be wort looking to see what the American Printing House has to offer as well. Since you are in high school, I would imagine that your school would help you pay for any of these materials.

Also, another thing wort trying is Googling either the general concept of a particular graph to see what descriptions the internet may provide you. If it is simply a basic course, it seems to me that you should not have too much difficulty finding accessible materials even if they are not specific to the textbook you will be using. I would imagine all basic economics concepts are the same regardless of what textbook you are using.

Again, best of luck to you as you determine the best way to gain access to the information you need for your economics class.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth

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I am in high school

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> On Oct 2, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello Taylor,
> 
> Unless you find yourself to be a visual learner, it is possible the graphs may not be necessary to understand economic concepts. In most cases, graphs are simply used to supplement the information presented in the textbook and lectures.
> 
> However, if you feel the graphs are important for you to learn, perhaps you could work with the disabilities office to have someone either record the descriptions for you, or describe them to you in person. Alternatively, you could also request reader services from your vocational rehabilitation agency, or pair up with another student in class to have someone describe the graphs for you. Other students in the class need to learn the information too, and describing the graphs to you can help other students learn the material better. 
> 
> Other possibilities include working with a tutor from tutoring services if your college or university offers this service as well as visiting with the professor during office hours. The benefit of meeting with your professor during office hours is that you can receive a better understanding of what the professor is expecting you to learn in the class.
> 
> Hopefully these suggestions will help you find a solution that will work best for you so that you can be successful in your economics class.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Elizabeth
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> Hi all, I am going to have a next semester class where I am going to need a book with image descriptions. I am taking an economics class, and I'm going to need to get the images described. However, due to my recent problems reading Braille, and that I cannot do it anymore. I need to have the image descriptions be in audio. Do you know of any sources that can give me a textbook with image description already describing The images so I do not have to have somebody do it for me. the textbook is called JA economics student study guide copyright year 2014. I requested it on book share, but they said they cannot do image description. As I need this service.  I have the class in a month-and-a-half, I thought I would reach out to you guys so that I could try to get help on this issue and get it solved thanks a lot
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> Taylor
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