No accessibility for screen readers

I have a client who is blind and uses JAWS screen reader to access computer information. Several E-books were purchased and downloaded (ebooks.com) and it was found that they can not be accessed by JAWS to read the content as they are in PDF "content protected" format.
I understand locking content for copyright and to protect the retailer from pirating however this has excluded people who are blind from access to this great resource. Is there a solution to this issue?
Peter
Adaptive Technology Consultant

Yes, an answer to this would be very helpful, as I am in a quandary about this same issue. It seems as if a few publishers are requiring disabled students to purchase eBooks when they offer them rather than providing a digital copy such as a .pdf or .doc. If screen readers won't work with the formats they're providing, it does certainly seem that those users are being excluded.

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