[NABS-L] Proof of Purchase

[Roper, Meaghan]

Hi all,

Typically  yes, you do need to purchase a print copy of the book. However, I have been able to get around this sometimes if the access and disability services office at my school already owns the book. Generally, they have been able to distribute to students accessible copies of the book. I would suggest meeting with this person to clarify this issue, sometimes email communication is not the best option when trying to work around these loopholes. 

Additionally, sometimes professors can request accessible copies of the teachers edition of the Book which they are also allowed to use for distribution to students for study purposes. I would suggest reaching out to the professor to see if they would be willing to email the publisher. This is also something that has worked for me in the past.

Finally, if you are forced to purchase a print copy of the book, I recommend selling it to Amazon or possibly other students taking the class in future semesters. Some colleges have book swap in bartering clubs available on their social media for students to do such things. You won’t get full price back on the book, but you should get a pretty good price since it will be in mint condition. Good luck.

Meaghan Roper
Wheelock college | Class of 2018

> On Jan 15, 2018, at 7:18 PM, chelsea peahl via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Chris,
> I work in a DSS office doing textbooks. It is required to purchase the book. A DSS Office is giving you access to the book in an alternative format, so you have to own the book to get that access. 
> Just as other students have to rent/purchase a book, a student with a disability must do the same.
> 
> 
> Chelsea Peahl
> 
>> On Jan 15, 2018, at 3:29 PM, Chris Nusbaum via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello All:
>> 
>> I hope this email finds each of you enjoying a smooth start to your spring
>> semester! It seems that, on this first day of classes for me, I find myself
>> stumped on an accessibility question which I'm hoping you can help with. I
>> received an email this morning from my DSS coordinator asking me to provide
>> her with a "proof of purchase" for each of my textbooks. She says that
>> students who receive alternative accessible copies of books are still
>> required to buy the books from the campus bookstore in order to avoid
>> copyright infringement on the part of the DSS office. As far as I
>> understand, if DSS obtains a book from an accessible online resource such as
>> AccessText, Bookshare, or Learning Ally, the Chaffee Amendment would protect
>> them from copyright problems. Furthermore, if they get the accessible book
>> directly from the book's publisher, the publisher is granting them access to
>> the text, which should also protect the college from copyright problems. But
>> my DSS coordinator is telling me I still need to buy my books from the
>> Campus Store anyway.
>> 
>> So, can anyone explain how this works? Do I really need to buy the print
>> books if I already got them from DSS in an accessible format? If I do need
>> to buy them, what do I do with the print books once I get them? It seems
>> like it would be a waste to buy a perfectly good book only for it to sit on
>> my desk as I read the accessible copy which DSS got somewhere else. I want
>> to do all that I need to in order to get access to my textbooks, but I also
>> don't want to spend money unnecessarily. Thank you in advance for helping me
>> make sense of this.
>> 
>> Chris Nusbaum
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
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