[NABS-L] Trouble obtaining accessible textbooks.

[Garrett Kearns]

Hi Justin,

This seems to be a policy at all American colleges. In my experience,
the publishers are fairly responsive. I see no reason why you wouldn't
be able to get your books in time for the first day of class.

Garrett

On 7/22/20, Justin Ekis via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey there Nabsters,
>
> This fall, I will be heading back to community college for my second attempt
> at an associate’s degree in Computer Information Technology. My duel majors
> are concentrations in Cyber defence and networking.
>
> I am having a great deal of trouble obtaining accessible textbooks. Neither
> Bookshare or learning ally have the correct editions of the required
> material. For one title, no edition is available from these services. I
> requested them to be added in may, but they have not yet come through.
>
> When I contacted the Center for access at my college, the coordinator for
> disability services informed me that they could request accessible versions
> directly from the publishers. However, I would have to provide receipts
> showing that I had purchased the books first. On my SSDI, there’s no way I
> can afford those books until I get my Financial aid funds. According to the
> financial aid office, they won’t distribute the bookstore voucher until 2
> weeks before classes start, and the rest of the money after the  first 2
> weeks of class.
>
> If I can’t request the books until 2 weeks before class, what are the odds
> that I will receive all 4 of them before the first day? two of my books are
> published by Pearson Education, i can’t tell whether another one  is from
> Pearson IT Certification or Cisco press, and the last one is from cengage
> learning. Does anyone know whether this rule comes from the publishers, or
> might it be simply the policy of our center for access?
>
> Is there anything I can do to get my materials more quickly? This policy
> seems to discriminate against low income disabled students. Now that NFB is
> working more closely with Pearson, might they be able to get involved
> somehow?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
>
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