Research Guides: ACCESSIBILITY: Ebooks

Read Out Loud

Most library eBook content can be read with JAWS.
In general, any article or book available in PDFmay be downloaded and read aloud in Adobe Acrobat
Screens can be enlarged either with software (Chromebook, ZoomText) or hardware (portable or handheld CCTV)
eBooks created in HTML are easily accessible using the JAWS reader
A list of databases offering accessible eBooks follows below
When all else fails, ask an SAC Staff member or a librarian for assistance.

EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
Full-text ebooks, including reference books, scholarly monographs, university press publications and consumer books.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection of full-text reference ebooks.
Science Direct (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information online. Over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals, as well as hundreds of book series, handbooks and reference works.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection of full-text ebooks.