Mika.Pyyhkala@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Mika Pyyhkala) (06/18/91)
Index Number: 16105
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
I am now entering my sophmore year at Boston College.
Thus far, my university has paid for the costs of brailling, which are
quite high.
For example, I just submitted a statistics textbook, which I will need
for a summer course I am taking. It needs to be completed by
July 25th, or thereabouts.
We need at least the first nine chapters. Now, guess what
price I was quoted, for the university to pay.
Well, we'll keep you in suspense for a few sentences!!!!
A little background first, I called our local volunteer
organization, and they said the job was to big. I also checked with
some
other people, to see if another transcriber
could be found, at a lower price, but was advised
that most likely not.
What was the price??? Five thousand three hundred seventy
five dollars, and zero cents!!!
This price is from Braille, Inc., and as of this posting,
that is what we are going with.
I entered the name of the book into APH/CARL,
which is now accessible via a computer network. No luck,
not even an earlier edition of the book.
Also, RFB does not have it, although using a stats book on cassette
would be very difficult.
I'm also going to check with the National Braille Association.
Anyway, to get back to the subject line, the Coordinator
Of Physically Challenged Students has researched braille,
with some locals. He has yet to find any other college
students, other than me, that want, or have used braille.
If anyone out there has wanted, or used braille, would you please
write a short little account of your situation, why you used
braille, who paid for it, what courses, etc. This would be for
college only.
Thanks,
Mika
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