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