When working with a reader, try to be as organized as possible so the time the reader spends with you is used efficiently. Explain to the reader what you will need done. Be dependable and reasonable in your expectations. Remember that this is the first contact some readers may have had with a person with a visual disability. It will be helpful for you to do your best to put your reader at ease.
Communication can prevent small problems from becoming big ones.
You and the reader can learn from each other. It usually takes at least ten weeks for books to be produced in these formats. Undergraduate and graduate textbooks are difficult to find in braille and large print collections. The Media Center uses the American Printing House comprehensive database on texts in alternative formats, and is connected to the state and national system of libraries for the blind and physically handicapped. If a text is not currently available in the required format, SSD can assist the student in devising an alternative way to read the book.