{"id":2046,"date":"2016-07-11T11:46:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T16:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2016-07-11T11:45:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T16:45:19","slug":"textbooks-and-accessible-formats-got-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2046","title":{"rendered":"TextBooks and Accessible Formats &#8211; Got &#8217;em?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8503\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2046-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Jeff Thompson talks with Lucy Macintosh and Raquel Gomez about Accessible Formats, Textbooks and resources that are available to high school and college students.<br \/>\nFrom places to get books such as BookShare, Learning Ally, BARD or accessing them through an app such as the KNFB Reader. Using the Disabilities Office<!--more--><br \/>\n and how to stay ahead of the game and how to keep as many tools for success in your toolbox so you can become independent from Disability Offices as you surely can\u2019t take that office to your workplace. <\/p>\n<p>Here are a few links mentioned in the podcast:<\/p>\n<p>Learning Ally\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningally.org\">https:\/\/www.learningally.org<\/a><br \/>\nBARD\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nlsbard.loc.gov\/login\/\/NLS\">https:\/\/nlsbard.loc.gov\/login\/\/NLS<\/a><br \/>\nBookShare\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookshare.org\/cms\">https:\/\/www.bookshare.org\/cms<\/a><br \/>\nKNFB Reader\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.knfbreader.com\">http:\/\/www.knfbreader.com<\/a><br \/>\n[gravityform id=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;true&#8221; description=&#8221;true&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8505\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2046-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/final_cut_Textbooks_and_Accessible_Formats_-_Gotem.mp3Jeff Thompson talks with Lucy Macintosh and Raquel Gomez about Accessible Formats, Textbooks and resources that are available to high school and college students. 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