[NABS-L] finding accessible textbook

[Nina Marranca]

Good morning. I suggest Learning Ally or BARD. However, there will be books that just aren't available in this format. You can attempt to purchase a PDF version online, which can be imported to an app like voice dream to be read to you or can be read on a Braille  Display. Of course, a PDF can also be viewed on a computer, but sometimes, such large PDH's give screen readers issues. PDF books usually are only a fraction of the cost of hard copy books.
Additionally, contact your disability office. They can talk to the publisher about what accessible formats are available.
Just be ware of scam websites and such if you decide to buy an electronic copy of your book.
Best,
Nina

Nina Marranca
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Co Chair | Communications Committee
Secretary Treasurer | New York Association of Blind Students
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From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> on behalf of Emily Schlenker via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 11:08
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Subject: Re: [NABS-L] finding accessible textbook

Hi. I would suggest that you contact the disability services at your school and explain your situation. They need to go to the publisher and explain that universities are not supposed to use books that are not accessible to everyone, so The publisher needs to provide a Microsoft Word document or appropriately tagged PDF.. Is it a public university?

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> On Dec 10, 2019, at 9:43 AM, Ahbee Orton via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for a specific textbook for the spring semester of my freshman year in college. I haven't found the exact copy. I've tried Bookshare and VitalSource Bookshelf. Are there any other sources for textbooks I could check out? Is there another method to get an accessible copy of the Business Law Today: The Essentials, Text, and Summarized cases (Cengage Advantage Books), ISBN: 9781337061858 textbook?
> Thank you.
>
> Blessings,
> Ahbee
>
> “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
> 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV
>
> “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
> 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV
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