Alternate Media
Alternate Media Service
College Center Building 10, Room 120
(650) 574-6438
Alternate Media includes instructional or course materials, textbooks, and college publications, which are converted into accessible formats. Alternate Media allows students with print, reading, blind, or low vision disabilities to access standard print materials in a format that they can use, often with Assistive Technology, given the nature of their disability.
College Center Building 10, Room 120
(650) 574-6438
Types of Alternate Media
- Electronic text (i.e., for use with Kurzweil 3000 or other screen readers)
- Audiobooks from Learning Ally
- Large print (between 18 to 24 point font)
- Braille
- Tactile graphics
Procedures for Requesting Alternate Media
- Register for classes using WebSmart, save a copy of your Class Schedule Summary.
- Request your alternate media when you register for classes or 3 to 4 weeks before the semester begins. Every effort will be made to meet late requests. Requests submitted after the semester begins will take longer to fill. If you add or drop a class inform the alternate media staff immediately.
- You will need to complete an Alternate Media Request Form.
- If you do not here from alternate media staff within a week after you submit your request, please contact the DRC Office to inquire into progress (650) 574-6438.
- If the publisher is unable to provide an electronic file of your textbook, the binding may have to be removed for scanning. Your book will be rebound with comb binding.
- To receive the alternate media, you must purchase a physical copy of the textbook. Provide your receipt or the physical copy of the textbook to the Assistive Technology Center in Building 10, Room 120.
- Upon request, please provide a copy of the class syllabus.
CSM Publications in Alternate Formats
- CSM Catalog
- CSM Schedule
- Disabled Students Programs & Services brochures
