Checking for existing resources
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Remember – check that materials have not already been converted! Use professional networks, email discussion lists, library staff, and the internet to check if the format needed is available.
o Keep notes on efforts to obtain a suitable copy commercially, to demonstrate attempts to obtain a suitable copy before producing your own.
o Contact the publisher
To locate publishers, search the Internet for their website, or contact the Australian Publishers Association.
o Contact Copyright Express at the Copyright Agency Limited
Copyright Express is a copyright clearance service and can help you track down copyright holders.
o Contact Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)
Ask CAL to check their database of materials that have been converted into alternative formats (different from Copyright Express). CAL are very keen to build their database, so when you have converted something, let them know.
o Ask your librarian
Your librarian can search the Kinetica database – a national library resource, and advise on any other services that might be able to help.
o Contact Qld Narrating Service to check if they have previously recorded the work.
o Send a message out to other disability support practitioners via the austed list.
o Search the database of the National Information Library Service http://www.nils.org.au/
o Try Education Queensland’s Alternative Format Resource Collection http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/students/disabilities/resources/altresources.html
o Check on the internet for suppliers.
o Check AEShareNet, a system for facilitating sharing of licensed learning materials
More on what to consider
Considering the needs of students with a disability
What training providers need to know about copyright
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