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Terms and Conditions for Alternative Format Materials

The Michigan State University Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities facilitates appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities eligible for services. To maintain the integrity of services, a student who wishes to receive and use text in alternative formats must agree to abide by the following terms and conditions:

  1. The student must qualify as having a disability that is covered by 2 U.S.C. 135a; 46 Stat. 1487. A competent authority figure should be able to certify the student’s disability.
  2. The student must own a physical copy of the textbook he/she is requesting in an alternative format.
  3. The student must be currently registered at Michigan State University or registered at a participating consortium membership institution at the time of the student’s request for text in alternative formats.
  4. The student will not copy, reproduce or share any of the specialized formatted texts, nor allow anyone else to do so.
  5. The student will never post any e-text downloaded from MSU-RCPD's Samaritan Technological Advancements in Reading (STAR) textbook database system to a shared computer, server, hard drive, Internet service or other shared resource. The student understands that all e-text downloaded is tracked by MSU-RCPD, and that text may be encoded with imbedded or hidden content that aids in linking inappropriately distributed books to the student or institution which initially downloaded the e-text from the RCPD's STAR textbook database system.
  6. The student will delete e-text downloaded from the MSU-RCPD STAR system in the event the student sells or otherwise forfeits ownership of the purchased source material.
  7. The student will comply and encourage compliance with copyright law and the restrictions on distribution of the alternative format books. The student acknowledges that the copyright law exemption that makes the MSU-RCPD's e-text production service possible is important to people with disabilities and that he/she must act responsibly to safeguard this privilege.
  8. The student acknowledges that violations of copyright law may subject the person(s) committing such violations to civil and criminal liability, and that MSU-RCPD may cooperate with investigations of such violations by copyright owners.
  9. The student understands and acknowledges that the right to access e-text via MSU-RCPD's STAR textbooks database system can and will be terminated by MSU-RCPD upon written notice for violations of these terms and conditions.
  10. The student must return any physical/hard copies of alternative texts (e.g., Large Print, Braille, or audio) at the end of the class or when the student withdraws from the class and/or Michigan State University, withdraws from the participating consortium member institution, or is otherwise notified that materials are due for return to the RCPD.
  11. Should the student not return the alternative text referenced above at the end of the class and/or once withdrawn, the student’s university account shall be charged for the replacement value of the alternative format text and if that amount is not paid within a reasonable time, a hold may be placed on the student’s account which may limit access to university services and features.


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