<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://81/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">My comments would echo what Teresa and Kathy have said in terms of alternate formats for grad students. One thing I would add, as it relates to procedures, is that we also try to work with the faculty when dealing with reading lists. Reading lists for a grad program may include a list of titles, but sometimes faculty members have a very specific edition they want the student to read even though it is not explicit on the program's reading list.<div><div><br></div><div>Another consideration may be to engage with the library at your institution to find out their status and relationship with the Hathi Trust Digital Library. Depending on who or what entity controls access to the accessible versions of the files, grad students may find this resource useful in that they may be able to obtain digital versions from a library representative directly. Alternatively, it may be a disability services office that acts as the "proxy" for the Hathi Trust. In any case, for students doing library research, this may be another option to consider procedurally.</div><div><br></div><div>More about Hathi Trust and accessibility at:</div><div><a href="http://www.hathitrust.org/accessibility">http://www.hathitrust.org/accessibility</a></div><div><br></div><div>Take care,</div><div>Sean</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 13, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Kathleen Cahill <<a href="mailto:kcahill@MIT.EDU">kcahill@MIT.EDU</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hi Shahida,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><br>The only difference might be that graduate students have lots of research that might not necessarily be tied to a particular class or textbook. We ask graduate students to produce a list of what’s needed and prioritize items. Then, we do our best to procure reading materials in alternative formats that the student needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Kathleen Cahill<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">MIT ATIC (Assistive Tech. Info. Center)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">77 Mass. Ave. 7-143<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Cambridge MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">(617) 253-5111<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><a href="mailto:kcahill@mit.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">kcahill@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0in 0in; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:athen-<a href="mailto:list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Shahida Khaliq<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, November 13, 2013 11:51 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Access Technology Higher Education Network (<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Athen] Grad students and alternate formats<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Good Morning All<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Could those of you who deal with graduate students and their alternate format requests give me an idea of what your policies and procedures are concerning their readings. Any information would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Best<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>R</b>ega<b>r</b>ds<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); ">Shahida Khaliq<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Coordinator for Alternate Format Text & Adaptive Tech.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); "> </span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Office of Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span><image001.png></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: red; ">Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Lucy Stone Hall, Livingston Campus<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">54 Joyce Kilme<b>r<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Ave, Suite A145<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Piscataway, New Je<b>r</b>sey 08854<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Phone # (848) 445-6800 Fax # (732) 445-3388<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Office Hou<b>r</b>s Monday- F<b>r</b>iday 8:30am-5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Website:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ods.rutgers.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://ods.rutgers.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); ">Making a Key Difference<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(229, 218, 204); "><image004.jpg></span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</a><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>