# textbook accessibility

Category: Cram Session

## Post 1 by SilverLightning (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Monday, 08-Sep-2014 15:44:32

So I'm having a problem in my German 101 class. The textbook appears to be
entirely inaccessible. I can't get a PDF version from the publisher. I can't have
people scan it, because its full of images and pictures and tables and stuff. Its
on Kindle, but only on Kindle for the mac, which I've found is entirely
inaccessible with voice over. So, does anyone have any ideas of avenues I
haven't looked at? Short of buying an ipad? Any help is appreciated.

## Post 2 by forereel (Just posting.) on Tuesday, 09-Sep-2014 16:41:46

In cases like this, can't you higher a reader and have your rehab services pay for this?

## Post 3 by SilverLightning (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Tuesday, 09-Sep-2014 17:33:40

Yes, but with learning a language, its easier to study when I can read the
words. Then I can make flashcards and stuff like that.

## Post 4 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 10-Sep-2014 17:18:17

In theory, if you can get it via Kindle for Mac, you should be able to have it delivered to a Windows computer running the Kindle program as well. Said program is pretty / completely inaccessible - you definitely wouldn't want to read a book from it, but there are ways you can strip the DRM out of the file & read it in your reader of choice.
There is a guide floating about but I don't have a link for it on this computer. If I haven't come back and posted it in the next day or so badger me via PM & I'll send you it. In the mean time perhaps someone else has it?
NB: obviously this is a bit of a grey area legally. In the UK AFAIK it's legal but I should probably tell you to exercise care to make sure that you're not breaking the laws of the country you live in.

## Post 5 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Wednesday, 10-Sep-2014 17:34:22

Here you go: http://t.co/Uf4SvRzP