Alternative Format Textbooks

Students who have a documented print disability may request copies of their textbooks in alternative formats. Central Piedmont Community College uses a variety of sources to supply these materials, including eBooks requested from textbook publishers, audiobooks from Recordings for  the Blind and Dyslexic,  and scanning of books to create electronic text.

Alternative format textbooks are often available in the following formats: 

• eBooks (PDF or DOC files requested from textbook publishers) reproduce the textbook page on your computer screen. You can increase the size of text and images, and the text can also be read aloud using screen-reading software. Your textbook purchase must be verified by Disability Services before you can be provided with publisher files.
   
• Audiobook recordings can be downloaded from RFBD (students with disabilities are eligible for free memberships).  You can listen to the audiobooks on your personal computer, or you can borrow an MP3 player from the library to use for this semester.

All textbooks may not be available in all formats.

Alternative format textbook requests may take several days to a few weeks to process. To avoid delays in receiving your accessible materials, please submit an Alternative Format Textbook request form as soon as you have purchased your textbooks.