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Disability and accessibility support

Accessibility guidance for eBooks

Many of the online resources we subscribe to have inbuilt accessibility features such as:

  • magnification
  • text to speech
  • keyboard navigation
  • the ability to change text font and text size

Below, we have summarised the key features of our top three most used eBook platforms.

If you have any questions about the accessibility features of a particular resource, or any questions about accessibility support from the library, please contact our Library Accessibility Officers.

Full text download: Depends on the title
Unlimited printing: No
Full text search: Yes
Magnification: Yes
Read aloud/Narration: Yes
Text font and size: Yes
Page and background: Yes
Alt text: Yes
Keyboard navigation: Yes
Screen reader: Yes
Accessibility statement: VLeBooks - General Help - Accessibility Guidance

Full text download: No
Unlimited printing: No
Full text search: Yes
Magnification: Yes
Read aloud/Narration: No
Text font and size: Yes
Page and background: No
Alt text: Yes
Keyboard navigation: Yes
Screen reader: Yes
Accessibility statement: Accessibility Statement: Ebook Central (proquest.com)

Full text download: No
Unlimited printing: No
Full text search: Yes
Magnification: Yes
Read aloud/Narration: No
Text font and size:
Page and background:
Alt text: Yes
Keyboard navigation: Yes
Screen reader: Yes
Accessibility statement: EBSCO eBook Accessibility User Guide and FAQ