exactly! why should people miss out on things like this just because they have a disabilities... we take it for granted!
This is why I would say to every publisher get something like producer to make material like this assessable to everyone no matter their shape and size!!! Unfortunately its how the world works you cant keep tabs on everything, the risk should just be taken!
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Baxter, Chris
Sent: 25 October 2005 15:14
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Subject: Re: Electronic books
Thanks all, Gerard, this is a ridiculous situation don't you think, as a
sighted person I can purchase a book in my required format from anywhere
and have instant access to it, how are publisher's able to get away with
not providing their goods in accessible format ? DDA part 3, long before
SENDA, perhaps it's time there was some case law?
Chris Baxter
Disability Service Co-ordinator
The Nottingham Trent University
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Nottingham
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0115 8486163 voice and minicom
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerard Conroy
Sent: 25 October 2005 15:06
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Electronic books
This is something that has been around for ages as a problem. Basically
the publishers are reluctant to provide an electronic copy for copyright
reasons, they are afraid of multiple copies being made to the detriment
of their sales.
Since publishing is electronically based all modern texts must be
available in this way too. The clearest example of this was when a
publisher came to my department and offered to publish an electronic
book for us made from several relevant chapters of different books of
theirs (there was no single book of theirs being recommended).
Regarding electronic copies of any modern text - all that is needed is
the will to do this.
I know in the past that visually impaired students on writing personally
to the publisher have managed to get an electronic copy, not otherwise
available.
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