[blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News - a concern

Thu Jan 29 23:01:46 UTC 2009

Do any of you use the RFB&D texts on the Victor Stream?  I've heard that 
works for some things.

Sally
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie Lucas" <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News - a concern

> That is my question. I tried last year to get them to give Aubrie 
> electronic
> files for her BN for the books that did not have a lot of charts and 
> graphs
> but they said that it would not work with those files. consequently, when
> she has homework in four or more classes, she has quite a number of 
> volumes
> to bring home especially when she changes volumes in the middle of an
> assignment and has to bring both of them home.
>
> Clarification would be great!
> Bonnie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dr. S. Merchant" <smerchant at vetmed.lsu.edu>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News - a concern
>
>
>>I need to jump in and please correct me if I am wrong, but these files
>> ESPECIALLY for math and science with their tables and other symbols are
>> NOT
>> stored in a format that is going to be directly downloadable and user
>> friendly.  I know for certain that even with my 10th grader's English
>> book(not math or science) that the direct download straight to a Braille
>> embosser was less than acceptable.
>>
>> Would be interested in opinions of others, but when these files were 
>> first
>> discussed, this was one of the big warnings about this system.  Files
>> would
>> be given by publishing companies such that it would be quicker to get the
>> file to a transcriptionist but NOT in a form that would be good to
>> directly
>> download.  Has this changed?  Is Bookshare going to alter the file so 
>> that
>> it will be directly downloadable and user friendly?
>>
>> Sandy taboada
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Robert Jaquiss
>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 10:59 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News!
>>
>> Hello Eric and list:
>>
>>     I believe you are correct. The braille files could be read on a
>> BrailleNote or other device, or used to emboss a braille copy. It will be
>> interesting to see how well this actually works.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "DrV" <icdx at earthlink.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)"
>> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 9:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News!
>>
>>
>> Does this mean that Middle & High School textbooks will be available for
>> downloading to a braille noting device?
>> Eric
>> (PS: Sorry, about the misfired messages.)
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bookshare.org (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)"
>> <Bookshare.org at mail.vresp.com>
>> To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 16:36
>> Subject: [blindkid] Bookshare - NIMAC News!
>>
>>
>> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/f8a1a1dc74>
>> Bookshare: Books Without Barriers
>>
>>
>> Bookshare and NIMAC Announcement
>>
>> NIMAC books:
>>
>> To find NIMAC books, go to:
>> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/8cec87bc2a>http://ni
>> mac.us
>>
>>
>> <mailto:nimacrequest at bookshare.org>Then email us
>> to request the book be added to Bookshare
>>
>> Dear David Andrews:
>>
>> Have you heard the good news? There is a simple
>> new NIMAC process that will enable Bookshare to
>> provide NIMAC books to your students in a week or
>> less at no cost, thanks to funding from the U.S.
>> Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
>>
>> You can now name Bookshare as one of your
>> Authorized Users (AU) at the NIMAC. You need to
>> sign an updated NIMAC coordination agreement,
>> which the NIMAC recently sent directly to all
>> NIMAC state coordinators, and then appoint
>> Bookshare as an AU. The new coordination
>> agreement is available online at the NIMAC's
>> website at:
>> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/07a24a3dec>http://ww
>> w.nimac.us/2009_NIMAC_COORD.DOC.
>>
>>
>> Then, when one of your students needs a book:
>>    * Any public school staff person (including
>> classroom teachers, special educators and
>> librarians) can send an email to
>> <mailto:nimacrequest at bookshare.org>nimacrequest at bookshare.org
>> requesting the book after confirming that it's in
>> the NIMAC at:
>> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/64f515c348>http://ni
>> mac.us.
>> We just need to know the title, author, publisher and/or ISBN number.
>>    * We'll download the book, convert it into
>> accessible digital text formats (DAISY and BRF)
>> within a week and let the requestor know the book is in Bookshare.
>>    * The requestor logs into their Bookshare
>> account and downloads the book for a qualified
>> student with an IEP. Two different accessible
>> software packages that read the books are also
>> available free for download, as well as high quality synthetic speech.
>>
>> After you send the AU request to the NIMAC, we
>> will inform those educators in your jurisdiction
>> who are Bookshare Members about the process and
>> we'll include the information in communications
>> to appropriate personnel in all districts, regardless of Bookshare
>> membership.
>>
>> Together, let's get accessible textbooks flowing
>> smoothly from the NIMAC to students in a timely manner!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> The Bookshare Team
>> <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Benetech/5d787704f2/0ae99e823c/1303295a4d>
>> Ideas That Work
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