[nabs-l] college ebooks question

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

hello John,

I am not sure why the college would deny you in-class assistance without 
providing copies of book receipts since these two things are not related. 
Perhaps you simply contacted them too late into the semester, and you cannot 
receive in-class assistance for your specific classes due to scheduling 
conflicts. The only times I have found in-class assistance necessary is when 
doing peer review for writing classes along with math and science classes. 
Otherwise, I do not see why this would be necessary for straight lecture 
classes.

As for your textbooks, I am not quite sure why you are expecting to receive 
them for free. The college does not tare off the binding, so you can re-sell 
your books at the end of the semester. If you do not wish to purchase your 
books, you could either search for the books on Bookshare, or check them out 
in the library and scan the books yourself. I am not quite sure why you are 
expecting something for free simply because you happen to be glind.

Finally, I do not see any reason why you cannot take your own notes in class 
regardless of what kind of technology you may or may not have access to at 
your fingertips. I have been using a slate and stylus to take class notes 
for quite some time now, and it has worked well enough for me despite my 
poor Braille skills. If you learned Braille early on in life, then I do not 
see why this could not be an option for you as well. Sometimes we have to 
make due with the tools we have on hand rather than what we think would be 
the most ideal tool for the job.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth


From: "John Sanders" <sandersj6 at att.net>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:19 PM
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [nabs-l] college ebooks question

> Hi all,
> I have a question:  I’m currently attending Lansing Community College and 
> the Office of disability services department is saying that if I want to 
> have a inclass assistant and have my textbooks translated in to etext, I 
> need to buy the books and show the receipt that I had bought the books.
> Why is this required?
> I hope to hear from you soon.
> Sincerely,
> John Sanders
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