[Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student

[Deborah Armstrong]

I've downloaded historical books on communism from the internet archive in Daisy and they played on the VR stream just fine. I don't think things on the archive are protected though.


From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Justin Romack
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Subject: [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student

Howdy all!

Hoping you are safe and well in your respective corner of the world. I know we're all desperately awaiting news that we're trending in a positive direction ...

I'm researching alt format materials for a totally blind student. I found one of their books in the Internet Archive - and see it's available for download in a protected DAISY format (as well as encrypted PDF and EPUB files to borrow.) I've never had experience with IA ... and truthfully, this is why. Access to their resources ... especially for blind students ... feels like a black box.

Can anyone shed some light on how I can help my student access these materials?

Gratefully,
J

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