[Athen] who is responsible for braille version of SAT prep documents?

[Heidi Scher]

Good question, Krista! I would say whomever pays for the materials would be
responsible for covering the cost. If the student's high school provides
the prep materials, then the school should provide them in a format that is
accessible for the student. That being said, I would encourage whomever is
obtaining the materials to contact the company that publishes the materials
to see what (if any) alternative formats are available. Some vendors do
have the test prep materials in alternative formats (such as accessible
digital formats).

Happy long weekend!

Heidi

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Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
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Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
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Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
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On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 3:13 PM, Krista Greear <greeark at uw.edu> wrote:


> A query came to me from a parent, asking about accommodations for the SAT.

> Their child is blind and is asking for braille. There is a clear procedure

> on the College Board website for obtaining a braille version of the SAT.

>

> But what about preparation materials, like books and practice tests? Who

> is responsible for converting those?

>

>

> KRISTA GREEAR

> Assistant Director

> Disability Resources for Students

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> greeark at uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]

> On Behalf Of Jane Berk

> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017 7:35 AM

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> Subject: Re: [Athen] help with alternative form of ebook

>

> Hi all,

>

> Whenever I get a pdf file from a publisher that doesn't read well due to,

> for example, ligature issues like "fi" or other problems, my first trial is

> putting it through the scan feature of pdf to pdf in Texthelp Read and

> Write Gold.  I just did this with a book from Norton that was over 1100

> pages last week and it turned out perfectly.  I've been doing this for

> years.

>

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]

> On Behalf Of Maria Bohn

> Sent: Friday, September 01, 2017 6:24 AM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Athen] help with alternative form of ebook

>

> Hi Dori : if you cannot find an accessible version you might want to

> consider working with the book to convert it to a more accessible version

> with Omni Page Pro or Abbyy FineReader  for the student (time consuming!)–

> or change the reading order in Kurzweil but I do not know if that will be

> compatible with the Natural Reader software

>

> Maria Bohn

> Senior Resource Accommodations Specialist Assistive Technology Office of

> Specialized Services Bergen Community College

>

>

> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> on

> behalf of Dori Lloyd <dori_lloyd at davidsonccc.edu>

> Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 12:46 PM

> To: "athen-list at u.washington.edu" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] help with alternative form of ebook

>

> I am helping my Disability Services Coordinator find an accessible version

> of an ebook provided by Pearson for a student.  The name of the book is

> Nursing : A Concept-Based Approach to Learning, Volume I and II.  We got a

> pdf version through AccessText but it is not accessible.  This particular

> student is using Natural Reader and the reading order is all messed up.

>

> First of all, has anyone, by chance, run into this same issue with this

> exact book?  If so, I'd love to know how you found an accessible version.

>

> Secondly, we are novices when it comes to this scenario.  Does anyone have

> any recommendations as to what is the next best step for troubleshooting

> this?  Would you suggest pushing back on Pearson to help us get an

> accessible version or would we be better served to just find a vendor who

> would re-mediate this document at a cost?

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!

>

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