Hello Mimi, 

Could you give some insight into why you have found Overdrive Downloadable
books to be inaccessible? Thank you. 

Valerie Lewis

Valerie Lewis
Director, LI Talking Book Library
Administrator of Outreach Services
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
P.O. Box 9000
Bellport, NY 11713-9000
(631) 286-1600, X1365
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-----Original Message-----
From: EASI's Library Accessibility Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mimi McCain
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 7:40 PM
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Subject: Re: experience with downloadable audiobooks for readers with
disabilities


Hi Marti, we have Overdrive and are testing for accessibility right now. So
far, we have found that Overdrive is not accessible. If we find out anything
else, I will post to this discussion list.

Mimi McCain
Special Needs Center Supervisor
Phoenix Public Library
1221 N.Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-261-8695(v)  602-254-8205(tty)
602-534-4520(fax)


On Fri, 3 Jun 2005, Marti Goddard wrote:

> Colleagues -
>
> SFPL is planning to add downloadable audio books to our collection in 
> the next fiscal year. We are looking at both Overdrive and Recorded 
> Books, Inc. If your library has either system in place, I would 
> appreciate any feedback you can share about experiences of your 
> readers with disabilities as they download and use the books.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marti
>
> __________________________________
>
> Marti Goddard, Access Services Manager
>
> San Francisco Public Library
>
> 100 Larkin Street
>
> San Francisco, CA 94102
>
> 415.557.4557 (v)  415.557.4433 (tty)
>
> 415.557.4531 fax
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>
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