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Accessibility Resources for Students

Glean

Glean Online Notetaking software logBSC students can obtain access to Glean through BSC’s Student Accessibility Office. Glean is an online notetaking software that allows students to capture, organize, refine, and study recorded class notes.

Read&Write Software

Read&Write SoftwareRead&Write is a literacy support tool that helps with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofreading written work. As a BSC student you can download this software on your personal computers at no charge. Follow these instructions to install and log into Read&Write. 

Peer Mentoring

BSC Peers is a peer mentoring program that provides additional academic, organizational, campus navigation, social, and/or on-campus employment support for students with disabilities. Peer mentors are BSC students who help fellow BSC students who have disabilities.
 
This post-secondary program at Bismarck State College is supported through grant funding made available through the North Dakota State Council on Developmental Disabilities, contract #660-11939.

Please contact bsc.peermentoring@bismarckstate.edu or 701-224-2496 if you’d like to learn more about these services or if you are interested in applying to be a peer mentor.
 

Digital Textbooks Process

Students who qualify for digital textbooks (e-books) through BSC’s Student Accessibility Office can follow the steps below.
  1. Enroll in classes.
  2. Explore the BSC bookstore to find the list of required textbooks for your courses and the electronic format options.
  3. If the bookstore does not list a digital textbook option, explore other book sites, or go to the publisher’s website to see if they have a digital version for you to purchase. 
    1. Make sure to double check the ISBN numbers to ensure you are purchasing the correct books.
    2. Amazon carries a wide selection of electronic and audiobooks in various formats available for purchase.
    3. VitalSource is an online retailer that carries electronic textbooks as well as electronic resources, such as study guides, for certain textbooks.
  4. BSC’s Student Accessibility Office can help you obtain an accessible version if you are unable to find a digital version or if the digital version available is not accessible with your screen reader.
    1. Students will need to provide proof of purchase of the text (example: screenshot or picture of the receipt).
    2. Then, BSC’s Student Accessibility Office can help you find a digital version that meets your needs.
    3. Contact BSC’s Student Accessibility Office at bsc.accessibility@bismarckstate.edu or 701-224-2496 to begin this process.