Find and Use eBooks : Accessibility
Searching for and Opening an eBook in the PSU Library Video
How to Find and Read eBooks in EBSOhost Video
Accessing Textbooks in ProQuest Video
Enabling Accessibility Mode in ProQuest Video
Accessing Textbooks in Taylor & Francis Video
eBooks and Accessibility
JAWS (Job Access With Speech)
- Compatible with Adobe Digital Editions
- Compatible with web-based eBook viewers
- Level of support can vary, depending on the ebook vendor and device used
Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF files
- Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free from https://get.adobe.com/reader/
- Install and then open the PDF in Adobe Reader
- Select the View menu, then Read Out Loud to activate
- Select View, then Read Out Loud again to start playback.
- To configure options such as voice, pitch, speed, open Edit , then Preferences, then Reading
NVDA Screen Reader
- A free and highly configurable text-to-speech program. Download it free from http://www.nvaccess.org/download/