The solution reached in collaboration with the patron and our Disability Services Resources office combines increased access with a live interpreter.
I have ordered duplicate copies of the needed films; almost all titles are frequently assigned for multiple classes, so this purchase will prove useful in future semesters. We will then use our booking module to ensure that the duplicate copies are available for the student to borrow for a significantly increased loan period--two weeks vs. the standard four-hour reserve checkout. Disability Services will locate an assistant--either from the class in question or from our College of Social Work--to view the films with the visually impaired student, to describe the action and answer questions about context, etc. As Darby hoped, Disability Services will offer a stipend to the assistant. Thank you to those who responded, Brian. On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Darby Orcutt <dcorc...@ncsu.edu> wrote: > Brian, > Extra-large monitors or allowing individual access to theater > facilities can address this need for low-vision users. > For those for whom this is not an option, the only viable option I > know of is video description, either a live interpreter or a recorded > description if available (I've never been successful in finding the latter > for any requested films). If this is for a class, there should be some > campus unit that will advise and hopefully pay for the service. > Best, > Darby > > Darby Orcutt > NCSU Libraries > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Brian W Boling > <brian.bol...@temple.edu>wrote: > >> Has anyone had experience providing reasonable accommodations that allow >> a visually impaired student to access assigned feature films? >> >> Any guidance you can provide--either on or off list--would be appreciated! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Brian Boling >> Media Services Librarian >> Temple University Libraries >> brian.bol...@temple.edu >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as >> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of >> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video >> producers and distributors. >> >> >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
