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Accessibility Tips for Library Resources

This guide offers publishers' policies and tips for using accessibility features of major OSU Libraries online resources such as databases, ebooks, and streaming videos.

Cambridge Accessibility Tips

Cambridge Ebooks (also known as Cambridge Core) contains over 42,000 Cambridge University Press titles.

Cambridge Core has a thorough list of accessibility features on their website. Books are downloadable as PDF or HTML, and do not have Digital Rights Management (DRM), meaning you can use any accessibility software with it.

Known issues

  • Some PDFs (especially older publications) lack accessibility features
  • Audio/visual material have captions, but no descriptive narration.

DeGruyter Accessibility Tips

DeGruyter Ebooks has an extensive catalog of ebooks, published as long ago as the 1700s. Many of the older books are not accessible yet, but can be made accessible on request. In addition, De Gruyter has provided ebook PDFs for many years, meaning some PDF editions may no longer be supported.

EBSCO eBooks Accessibility Tips

EBSCO eBooks strives to comply with the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 2.1 level A and AA and the U.S. Section 508 Standards of the Federal Rehabilitation Act. Where possible, they go beyond compliance to ensure that all users can have a positive experience with their products and equal access to information. Known limitations of the platform are documented below:

If an item is inaccessible, you can request a remediated copy via their online request form, or you can email libary.accessibility@oregonstate.edu for assistance.

Elsevier Accessibility Tips

Elsevier ebooks are offered as downloadable PDFs or ePub, depending on the license available.

JSTOR Accessibility Tips

JSTOR is an archival collection of humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Although the site is designed for accessibility, historical material, including images of artwork, are provided by outside vendors and may not have the appropriate metadata. If material is inaccessible, contact us for assistance.

Oxford University Press Accessibility Tips

Oxford University Press provides access to their published ebooks as either PDF or HTML files. The website and published materials are optimized for accessibility.

The accessibility statement includes specific information for blind, partially-sighted and low-vision users and for keyboard-only users.

ProQuest Ebook Central Accessibility Tips

ProQuest Ebook Central is designed for patrons with accessibility needs, after Text Only Mode is turned on. If you are using JAWS, you should automatically hear a prompt to turn Text Only Mode on. If you are not using JAWS, you can turn Text Only Mode on following these steps (How to turn Text Only Mode On/Off)

  • Click on Settings, then Profile
  • Scroll down to Accessibility Settings, then click the bubble next to Enable Text Only Mode
  • Check the box to accept ProQuest's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
  • Click Save Changes

Users of Ebook Central should be able to:

  • Navigate the website using just a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • Go directly to main content areas on the page using skip links
  • Listen to the website using a screen reader
  • Navigate page content using headings
  • Listen to an ebook using a screen reader (with Text Only Mode enabled)
  • Zoom in up to 200% using browser tools without text spilling off screen
  • You can also change the font to OpenDyslexic, an open-source typeface designed to combat symptoms of dyslexia., directly from the Profile page through Ebook Central.

Springer Ebooks Accessibility Tips

Taylor & Francis's accessibility statement and VPAT can be found on their website:

Downloadable ebooks can be read with a screenreader, but lack accessibility features like headings and tags that make screenreader navigation easier. If you need a document made more accessible, please contact library.accessibility@oregonstate.edu for help.

Wiley

We own a small selection of ebooks from Wiley Online Library.

If you have trouble accessing books from this publisher, contact us for assistance.

Known issues:

  • Keyboard-only navigation is minimally supported
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