How can faculty members assure maximum accessibility to instructional materials?
• Place book and course reader orders as early as possible, and definitely no later than the deadline announced by the bookstore. Placing early orders gives Student Disability Services the time it needs to prepare alternate formats, such as books on tape. It also allows all potential students the option of beginning to read materials and work on assignments before the class begins. • Make syllabi available in a text-based, accessible electronic format or at least provide a hard copy to the department. Respond promptly when contacted by students for information about course materials. • Check the CSU database for textbooks that already are available in digital, accessible format and with flexible features, and consider ordering that edition. Allow for an older edition of a textbook, especially if it is already available in Braille. • Order textbooks from publishers that provide electronic versions. Not only does this assure that students will have them ready for the first day of classes
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