Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I go to locate textbooks in alternate formats?

Depending upon where you are going to school, there are a number of organizations/centres where you can get books on tape, including the following:

• The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
<a href="http://www.cnib.ca" target="_blank">http://www.cnib.ca</a>
• The W. Ross MacDonald School (Brantford, Ontario)
<a href="http://www.wrms.ca/" target="_blank">http://www.wrms.ca/</a>
• Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic (Princeton, New Jersey)
<a href="http://www.rfbd.org" target="_blank">http://www.rfbd.org</a>
• The Crane Resource Centre and Library (Vancouver, British Columbia) <a href="http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/access/crane.html" target="_blank">http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/access/crane.html</a>
• The Ferguson Library (Halifax, Nova Scotia) <a href="http://www.smu.ca/administration/atlcentre/" target="_blank">http://www.smu.ca/administration/atlcentre/</a>
• BC College Institute and Library Services:
<a href="http://www.langara.bc.ca/cils/" target="_blank">http://www.langara.bc.ca/cils/</a>
• AMICUS - Library and Archives Canada: <a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/amicus/" target="_blank">http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/amicus/</a>