[Ohio-talk] Fw: College Textbook Affordability Acts

Thu Feb 19 05:01:53 UTC 2009

Or, how about doing what needs to be done and pushing for fair, equal 
accessibility for textbooks?  Perhaps I will have to use a reader as a 
last resort but we shouldn't have to do that.  I'm sorry that there are 
those of you who want to stop at that choice but I'm not.  I will fight 
for this till the end.

Mike Freeman wrote:
> How about using a -- gasp -- reader?
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> Mike
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Spangler" <spangler.robert at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" 
> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: College Textbook Affordability Acts
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> 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.
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>> JW
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: Wilson, Joanne
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 8:19 AM
>> Subject: FW: College Textbook Affordability Acts
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>> Dear State Presidents:
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>> 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:
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks for your help with this very important project!
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>> From: Wilson, Joanne
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 1:12 PM
>> To: Carranza, Rosy
>> Subject: FW: College Textbook Affordability Acts
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>> From: Mehgan Sidhu [mailto:ms at browngold.com]
>> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 12:18 PM
>> To: Wilson, Joanne
>> Subject: College Textbook Affordability Acts
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>> Joanne,
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>> 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
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>> Maryland: College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2009
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>> Minnesota: College Textbook Affordability Act
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>> Link to Maryland Bill:
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>> http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0085f.pdf
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>> Mehgan Sidhu
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>> Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP
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>> 120 East Baltimore Street, Suite 1700
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>> Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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>> 410-962-1030 x1324
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>> 410-385-0869 (fax)
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>> ms at browngold.com
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>> www.browngold.com
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Robert Spangler
The University of Toledo
Student Senate - Recording Secretary