[NABS-L] Trouble obtaining accessible textbooks.

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good afternoon, Justin Ekis,

The odds of having all your materials upon the 
beginning of the course, as usual, are shitty! 
This should not, however, preclude you from 
endeavoring this subject matter if that's what 
you want. Is it feasible for you to buy a print 
copy ahead of the check so that you might recruit 
a reader (or 2)  to work in person or with media 
so that you may begin with the rest of the class? 
I don't know, but methinks the computer cannot 
interpret technical and graphic writing  the same way as a human animal can.
03:31 PM 7/22/2020, Justin Ekis via NABS-L wrote:
Keep us posted of your time, okay?
Carly Mihalakis of Berkeley, California
408-209-3239

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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