Alternative Format Textbooks

Overview

The Office of Accessibility offers alternative format digital textbooks for qualifying students registered with the Office of Accessibility. This service is designed to ensure that every student has equitable access to the academic resources they need to succeed.

  1. Register with the Office of Accessibility by clicking Request E-Books
  2. Once processed, you will receive your accessible e-textbooks quickly and efficiently through an emailed share drive link
Benefits

Textbooks are available in formats compatible with screen readers, text-to-speech software, and other assistive technologies.

Target Completion Date

It can take 5 to 21 days to process a request for alternative format textbook, depending on the publisher's availability of the electronic version.

Available To

Free e-textbooks is a type of academic accommodation available to qualified students who are registered with the Office of Accessibility.

Cost

Free. There is no cost for this service.

Policies

The Office of Accessibility cannot provide textbooks free of charge. Therefore, alternative format textbook requests must be accompanied by evidence of purchase.