[nobe-l] obtaining accessible textbooks as ebook or online bookformat

[Anita Adkins]

Thanks.  I have membership for all of the places you have mentioned.  I have 
already checked bookshare.org and RFB&D prior to my emailing the list.  In 
addition, I have the website containing the form that will allow me to order 
most of the books in an accessible format.  I will paste it below in case it 
is beneficial for others.
"Accessible Textbooks Clearinghouse"
http://www.tsbvi.edu/textbooks/

"List of Publisher Contacts
http://www.mccd.edu/dss/publishers.htm

"Pearson Education: Request Form for Students with Disabilities"
https://order.superlibrary.com/Comergent/en/US/adirect/pearson?cmd=DisabilityRequestForm
Note that the Disability Services Office at your college needs to fill out 
this form.  Also, Pearson contains several different publishers, which is 
why I also provided the previous two links.  The middle one in the list 
might be beneficial if you want to see if your exact book publisher is under 
Pearson,for example.  Hope this is helpful.  Anita
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Stimson" <marks at accessingenuity.com>
To: "'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'" 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:29 AM
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] obtaining accessible textbooks as ebook or online 
bookformat


> Hi Anita,
>
> Accessible electronic textbooks can be a rather complicated matter.  I 
> would
> recommend several things.  First, if you have not done so yet, get a
> membership to RFB&D.  It is currently free to become a member, if you are
> eligible.  I find that a lot of required textbooks are available from 
> RFB&D.
> Another good thing about RFB&D is that the books themselves are free. 
> Next,
> you should also look into getting a membership in NLS (aka, BARD) and
> Bookshare.com.  Finally, many states in the U.S. have their own repository
> of textbooks, however to get access to these books you do need to pay list
> price.  If you live in California, send me an email directly and I can 
> give
> you more info.  There are a few other less known resources too, and I'll
> list them if anyone is interested.
>
> Best regards, Mark
>
> Mark Stimson, Ph.D.
> Document Accessibility Specialist
> www.DocumentAccessibility.com
> www.AccessIngenuity.com
> marks @ accessingenuity.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Anita Adkins
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 4:38 PM
> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
> Subject: [nobe-l] obtaining accessible textbooks as ebook or online book
> format
> Importance: High
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I received a message on another list about how it is now required for one 
> to
> have a list of textbooks way before the start of a semester.  My question 
> is
> if ebooks or online versions of textbooks are accessible to the blind.  I
> was researching this online and found a place that sells such books,
> including at least  one book I will need this coming semester.  The cite
> told me that it could not guarantee that the software for accessing the 
> book
> was accessible, but that it was working to make this program accessible.
> However, this was a general statement and did not apply specificly to
> blindness.  Does anyone have experience with ebooks or their online
> counterparts?  Is there an available JAWS script to make it possible for 
> me
> to access these books?  Thanks in advance for any info.  I will paste the
> link where I found my book below so that you will know more of what I am
> talking about.
> "Find your college textbook at low prices | CourseSmart"
> http://www.coursesmart.com/search
> Anita Adkins
>
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