[Ohio-talk] Fw: College Textbook Affordability Acts

[Dr. Smith]

This is not just ridiculous it's far too common and I agree we need to 
continue to address and confront issues like this as aggressively as 
possible.

I will call you soon and talk about this ok?

JW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Spangler" <spangler.robert at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: College Textbook Affordability Acts


> Thanks.  Just thought I would let you know that I am struggling with 
> something very peculiar and I really want something done about this either 
> now or at least when I graduate to benefit those who take my place.  I am 
> currently in a Spanish class where I do not have the textbook.  The 
> publisher claims that they can only send it in Course Smart format and we 
> all know the problem with that!  They were able to send the Spanish 
> workbook to me in PDF format but not the textbook.  I am hearing that they 
> may be able to have it to me in two weeks?  I'm hearing two things, my 
> office of accessibility and I have been calling these people over and 
> over, I don't know who is wrong, who is and isn't doing their work on the 
> issue, etc.  All I know is I'm getting very PO'ed because I could 
> potentially score low in the class due to the lack of a textbook.  This 
> cannot be legal.  I have found no one to give me helpful advice.  All that 
> everyone has told me thus far is that any legal action I take would be too 
> steep of a clime and pretty much I get the "just deal with it" tone.  OK, 
> so should I just sit back, guess all the answers on the test and fail?  I 
> don't think so.  I'm thinking more on the lines of just sueing them.  This 
> may be hard and costly but what is my life without an education?  It's 
> nothing.  I can get nowhere without an education.  So if I have to fight 
> for that right I don't feel that I stand to lose anything.  Sorry if I'm 
> ranting but this is just getting ridiculous.
>
> Robby
>
> Dr. Smith wrote:
>> Check it out.
>>
>> JW
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Wilson, Joanne Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:19 AM
>> Subject: FW: College Textbook Affordability Acts
>>
>>
>>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Dear State Presidents:
>>
>> Currently, there is a push within the higher education community to 
>> lessen the cost of textbooks by making these publications available to 
>> students electronically. Affordable textbooks would be great for 
>> everyone, but we want to make sure that the blind are not forgotten in 
>> this endeavor, and that the electronic versions of these texts are 
>> accessible. We are working on gathering information about this 
>> initiative, and we need your help with the following:
>>
>>  1. Please find out if any affordable textbook legislation is pending in 
>> your state. The name of the bills will vary-Maryland's is called the 
>> College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009. Minnesota's 
>> bill is named the College Textbook Affordability Act.
>>
>>  2. Email Mehgan Sidhu from Brown, Goldstein & Levy at ms at browngold.com 
>> to let her know what you find out. Please also copy me on the message. My 
>> email is jwilson at nfb.org.
>>
>>  Thanks for your help with this very important project!
>>
>>  Joanne
>>
>>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> From: Wilson, Joanne Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:12 PM
>> To: Carranza, Rosy
>> Subject: FW: College Textbook Affordability Acts
>>
>>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> From: Mehgan Sidhu [mailto:ms at browngold.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 
>> 2009 12:18 PM
>> To: Wilson, Joanne
>> Subject: College Textbook Affordability Acts
>>
>>  Joanne,
>>
>> Below are the titles of the Maryland and Minnesota Acts, and link to the 
>> Maryland bill. Please let me know if you need more information.  Thanks! 
>> Mehgan
>>
>>  Maryland: College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
>>
>> Minnesota: College Textbook Affordability Act
>>
>>  Link to Maryland Bill:
>>
>> http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0085f.pdf Mehgan Sidhu Brown, 
>> Goldstein & Levy, LLP
>>
>> 120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 1700
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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