Apologies if this goes off the point slightly, but what about books
available in libraries / learning resources centres? I'm be keen to hear
what steps institutions might be taking steps to make publications
available electronically through these central resources rather than
students having to purchase their own copy in order for it to be in an
accessible format.
Lena
At 15:31 25/10/2005 +0100, you wrote:
>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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>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?
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>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerard Conroy
>Sent: 25 October 2005 15:06
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>Subject: Re: Electronic books
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>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.
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>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).
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>Regarding electronic copies of any modern text - all that is needed is
>the will to do this.
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>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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