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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I downloaded this title from Bookshare a couple of months ago. It is in EPUB, and I found it to be terrific. I am using NVDA, but it would work great with JAWS as well. I used the freely available Thorium reader. Thorium also has great features for changing fonts and colors, and also has excellent read aloud functions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>All students in the USA with print disabilities can get a free subscription to Bookshare through a grant from the Office of Special Education Programs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are also other formats available from Bookshare, but IMO the EPUB version would be an excellent choice.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 14, 2022 9:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT] Need advice for dealing with a publishing company<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This publisher states n their website that they only provide accessible copies of their books to Bookshare. I have not been able to get anything from them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good luck!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Roboto'>Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:Roboto'>Assistive Technology Specialist</span></i><span style='font-family:Roboto'> – Student Accessibility & Support Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Roboto'>Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'>7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'>O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Roboto'><a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>rbeach@kckcc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Charlotte Schiff-Norton<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 14, 2022 10:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [EXT][Athen] Need advice for dealing with a publishing company<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #0054A6 1.5pt;padding:4.0pt 0in 4.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:#F9E699'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#FD542E'>CAUTION:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> This email originated outside KCKCC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Please forward all suspicious emails to <a href="mailto:support@kckcc.edu"><span style='font-weight:normal'>support@kckcc.edu</span></a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hello<span class=gmaildefault> All!</span></span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I was wondering if anybody h<span class=gmaildefault>as had</span> any luck with<span class=gmaildefault> the </span>publishing company Penguin Random House <span class=gmaildefault>on getting books in accessible format? </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I have reach out to them a few times and keep getting the response </span></span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> <span class=gmaildefault>"</span>we don’t have<span class=gmaildefault> that book in</span> accessible format/PDF<span class=gmaildefault>"</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I am trying to get <span class=gmaildefault>the </span>book <span style='color:black'>Nicomachean Ethics<span class=gmaildefault> (</span>ISBN: 9780140449495<span class=gmaildefault>)</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I have looked on bookshare and accesstext doesn't work with that publishing company.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Any suggestions on how to get this book before I have to resort to cutting and scanning it?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thank you in advance. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>________________________</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Charlotte Norton</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>she/her/hers</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Saint Mary's College of California <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stmarys-ca.edu%2Fstudent-disability-services&data=05%7C01%7Crbeach%40kckcc.edu%7C1d16230069344937b51608da966490e5%7C23c46d06c5e342e3b848763ebb02e6ad%7C0%7C0%7C637987655914337444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gjKivOJVhEFZ74IGdR2dt21UXQlffPLNKDiOkqZq7KY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Student Disability Services</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Accessibility & Assistive Technology Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Office: (925) 631-5071<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Email: <a href="mailto:cgs5@stmarys-ca.edu" target="_blank">cgs5@stmarys-ca.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>