[Athen] Need advice for dealing with a publishing company

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Thanks for the AHG (and the Susan) plug, Cat!

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

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On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 9:51 AM Stager, Catherine <
Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu> wrote:


> Don’t forget that Susan will also be giving her Alternate format

> production seminar at Accessing Higher Ground on Monday November 15th,  2022

> at the Hilton Denver City Center!

>

> *The Nuts and Bolts: Alternate Format Production Intensive*

>

> Presented at *10:30am* in *Gov Square 15 (Lab)* on *Monday, November 15,

> 2021*.(10:30 AM America/Denver)

>

> #34014

>

> *Speaker(s)*

>

>    - Susan Kelmer, Alternate Format Production Program Manager,

>    University of Colorado Boulder

>

> *Session Details*

>

>    - *Length of Session:* 5-6-hr

>    - *Format:* Lab

>    - *Expertise Level:* Beginner

>    - *Type of session: *Pre-conference

>

> *Summary*

>

> Alternate Format Production is a requirement for Disability Services

> offices on almost every university and college campus. This session will

> walk you through from request to delivery of alternate format materials for

> students with print disabilities, with a focus on the tools and methods you

> will need to do the job right.

>

> The Nuts and Bolts: Alternate Format Production Intensive - Accessing

> Higher Ground

> <https://accessinghigherground.org/the-nuts-and-bolts-alternate-format-production-intensive/>

>

>

>

> We hope to see you there or see you virtually!

>

>

>

> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer

> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2022 10:02 AM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Need advice for dealing with a publishing company

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> Penguin and all its imprints ONLY provide books through Bookshare.  You

> can download the Word file and remediate it.  I explain how to do this in

> my Alternate Format Production Manual, please email me offlist if you’d

> like a copy.

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> For anyone else that wants a copy of my manual, just email me, I’m happy

> to share.  The current one is from Fall 2021.

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>

> *Susan Kelmer *

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> Alternate Format Production Program Manager

>

> Disability Services

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Charlotte Schiff-Norton

> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 14, 2022 9:16 AM

> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu

> *Subject:* [Athen] Need advice for dealing with a publishing company

>

>

>

> Hello All!

>

>

>

> I was wondering if anybody has had any luck with the publishing company

> Penguin Random House on getting books in accessible format?

>

>

>

> I have reach out to them a few times and keep getting the response  "we

> don’t have that book in accessible format/PDF"

>

>

>

> I am trying to get the book Nicomachean Ethics (ISBN: 9780140449495)

>

> I have looked on bookshare and accesstext doesn't work with that

> publishing company.

>

>

>

> Any suggestions on how to get this book before I have to resort to cutting

> and scanning it?

>

>

>

> Thank you in advance.

>

>

>

> ________________________

>

> Charlotte Norton

>

> she/her/hers

>

> Saint Mary's College of California

>

> Student Disability Services

> <https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/student-disability-services>

>

> Accessibility & Assistive Technology Coordinator

>

> Office: (925) 631-5071

>

> Email: cgs5 at stmarys-ca.edu

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