[Athen] Alternate text question

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Bryon,
I think the standard is "proof of ownership/possession." I will accept a
purchase receipt for the book, a rental receipt, a checkout receipt from
the library, a book that has been borrowed or purchased from another
student or faculty with the accommodated student's name written in the
book. I never put the student's name into the publishers' database(s) – I
use my own name. It is our responsibility to some degree to ensure that
copyright regulations are met while protecting the student's privacy. When
I was working at Southern Oregon University, we could access the student's
schedule, & the bookstore's database, obtain the book in electronic format
from the publisher or another source such as Bookshare or Access Text
Network and begin the conversion to alternate format well in advance of the
beginning of the semester. The alternative text was not released to the
student until they produced some sort of proof of ownership/possession
which we then noted in their files.

I hope this is helpful.
Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

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On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 10:54 AM Kluesner, Bryon <Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu>
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> Hi all,

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> When you work with students who have been approved for alternate texts, do

> you require proof of purchase or proof of having a copy of the text, such

> as purchase from Amazon, having a “physical copy”, whether used or bought

> from a friend?

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> Thanks,

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> Bryon

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> Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATAC

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> Adaptive Technology Coordinator

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> Disability Resource Center

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> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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> 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953

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> Chattanooga, TN 37403

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> 423-425-5251

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