[Athen] publisher unwilling to provide a PDF

[Susan Kelmer]

This happens. Unfortunately, publishers are under no legal obligation to provide us with anything, and there are still a few publishers out there that are not willing to share files. It is ultimately the responsibility of the institution (aka, your campus) to provide the appropriate alternate format for a student.

I’m assuming you have checked with Bookshare to see if there is a file there?  It won’t be a PDF, but you can usually download a Word copy and then do some editing to make it work for your student.  You can see if the student will let you scan their book.  Our bookstore takes back the rebound (spiral bound) book as a used book with no questions asked.  Also, you can ask on the listservs (like this one) to see if someone already has a PDF of that book that they could share with you.


Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
Division of Student Affairs
T 303 735 4836
www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices<http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices>


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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Tiffany Kennell
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:50 PM
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Athen] publisher unwilling to provide a PDF

Hello,

I have run into a publisher who is unwilling to provide a PDF. It has been many years, but I used to have a "Dear Colleague" letter that I would use for this kind of situation, but I can't find it now. Please share with me what you say when a publisher says it is the college's responsibility to buy the PDF even when the student has already done so.

Thank you!


Tiffany Kennell, BS
Chemeketa Community College
Student Accessibility Services
tiffany.kennell at chemeketa.edu<mailto:tiffany.kennell at chemeketa.edu>
503.399.5192

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