[nagdu] Audio Books

cheryl echevarria cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 28 20:16:08 UTC 2011 

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gloria G<mailto:gloria.graves at gmail.com> 
  To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 4:11 PM
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Audio Books


  Hi Abigail,
  I wanted to thank you and others for your feed back with audio book 
  surching. I will take a look at the cites and other info I was given. Thanks 
  again to everyone who responded to my post.
  Gloria
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Abigail Lanier" <lanieraf at email.appstate.edu<mailto:lanieraf at email.appstate.edu>>
  To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
  <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Audio Books


  > Have you tried contacting the publisher of your text book(s) directly, or
  > having your office of disability services contacting them for you? I've 
  > had
  > much success with receiving a PDF copy from the publishers of my text 
  > books
  > and using a screen reader to navigate the material. Granted, you'll still
  > have to purchase a copy of the book to prove to the publisher you aren't
  > "steeling" from them. You can find heaps of text books on Amazon for super
  > cheap, by the way.
  >
  > Abigail
  >
  > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:44 PM, cheryl echevarria <
  > cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>> wrote:
  >
  >> you are welcome. it is BLIO, it is wonderful, and it was demonstrated on
  >> the Presidential release by James Gashel.
  >>
  >> The presidential releases are here.
  >> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Presidential_Releases.asp<http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Presidential_Releases.asp><
  >> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Presidential_Releases.asp<http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Presidential_Releases.asp>> I think it was either
  >> March or April 2011
  >>
  >> It was also demonstrated at the National Convention.
  >>
  >> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
  >>
  >> Cheryl Echevarria
  >> http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/>>
  >> 631-456-5394
  >> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
  >> >
  >>
  >> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel 
  >> CST-1018299-10
  >>
  >> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, 
  >> Inc.
  >>  ----- Original Message -----
  >>   From: Gloria G<mailto:gloria.graves at gmail.com<mailto:gloria.graves at gmail.com>>
  >>  To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
  >> Users<mailto:
  >> nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
  >>  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:46 AM
  >>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Audio Books
  >>
  >>
  >>   Hi Sharel,
  >>  I don't have programs for the DLIO I believe you called it. You said you
  >>  could help me with these programs. I am not femilure with it but will 
  >> look
  >>  at the cite you gave me.
  >>  Thank you very very much,
  >>  Gooria
  >>  ----- Original Message -----
  >>   From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com%3Cmailto>:
  >> cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>>>
  >>  To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
  >>   <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>>
  >>   Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:19 AM
  >>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Audio Books
  >>
  >>
  >>  > Yes Gloria:
  >>  > NLS has many college text books as well as bookshare and also no on 
  >> the
  >>  > BLIO which is from KNFB-Reader Technology, that reads new books and 
  >> text
  >>  > books that are out there on the market the same time as other books 
  >> are.
  >>  >
  >>  >
  >>   > if you go to www.blio.com<http://www.blio.com/<http://www.blio.com<http://www.blio.com%3chttp//www.blio.com/%3Chttp://www.blio.com>
  >> %3chttp//www.blio.com/>> you can find out more
  >>   > about it.
  >>  >
  >>  > The Braille Monitor from the Convention will also show that the former
  >>  > head of the NLS Program was at the Convention, he recently retired and
  >> has
  >>  > become a member of the NFB
  >>  >
  >>  > If you need any of these programs, please let me know.
  >>  >
  >>  >
  >>  >
  >>  >
  >>  > Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
  >>  >
  >>  > Cheryl Echevarria
  >>   > http://www.echevarriatravel.com<http://www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/><
  >> http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/<http://www.echevarriatravel.com%3chttp//www.echevarriatravel.com/>>>
  >>  > 631-456-5394
  >>  > reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto>:
  >> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>
  >> %3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>>
  >>   >
  >>  > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
  >>  > CST-1018299-10
  >>  >
  >>  > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
  >>  > Inc.
  >>  >  ----- Original Message -----
  >>   >  From: Albert J Rizzi<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org<mailto<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org%3Cmailto>:
  >> albert at myblindspot.org<mailto:albert at myblindspot.org>>>
  >>  >  To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
  >>   > Users'<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>>
  >>   >  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 10:00 AM
  >>  >  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Audio Books
  >>  >
  >>  >
  >>  >  Have you tried the NLS web site at the library of congress? I just
  >>  > learned
  >>  >  about that one and am thinking it could turn out to be a wealth of
  >>  > options
  >>  >  for accessible texts.
  >>  >
  >>  >  Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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  >>  >  -----Original Message-----
  >>   >  From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>
  >> <mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org>>>
  >>  > [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
  >>  >  Of Gloria G
  >>  >  Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:52 AM
  >>  >  To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
  >>  >  Subject: [nagdu] Audio Books
  >>  >
  >>  >  Hi,
  >>  >  I am a college student and am in the process of finding books for the
  >>  >  upcoming semester. I was wondering if anyone knew of any other cites 
  >> to
  >>  > find
  >>  >  textbooks in an adaptive format? I am femilure with RFBD, bard, and
  >>  >  bookshare. Does anyone know of any others?
  >>  >  Thanks,
  >>  >  Gloria
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