Marcus Ormerod in
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>Hi all
>
>sorry to bother everyone but wanted to share my disappointment with people
>who will understand.
>
>I was specifying a new text from SAGE publications as part of the essential
>reading for a MSc. programme - we are purchasing the essential texts for the
>students on the programme as it is distance learning and we send them a pack
>of material. I checked with SAGE if they could provide me with one of the 10
>copies I need this year in an electronic format for a blind student. They
>declined it being too difficult for them. Whilst I appreciate an older text
>may not be available electronically I do feel a 2002 publication can be
>obtained electronically.
>
>Anyway I am from now on boycotting SAGE publications for their lack of
>helpfulness and would be pleased if you would pass this on to others in
>institutions who purchase text books. Perhaps then they will realise that it
>is not just about selling the easiest way, but that they have a
>responsibility to all their potential readers. I do not think I was making
>an unreasonable request do you?
At least you made the stance and also found out whether an accessible
version of the book could be obtained. However, I feel that most
lecturers cannot do this, and so I am not sure how much of a
difference one univercity would make in terms of making Sage aware
they need to produce such accessible books.
Otoh, I wonder how accessible this type of book would be, if you are
talking about the financial Sage company, the book may have been
slightly more difficult to read in electronic format with
tables/accounts throughout. This is certainly a problem for me, if I
am presented with numbers, I like to be able to feel them on the page.
Andrew.
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Andrew Hodgson, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
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