Accessible Formats
Who Can Use the Service:
For obtaining textbooks and course readings in electronic format, this service is intended for students with a perceptual disability as defined below.
“perceptual disability” means a disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work in its original format, and includes such a disability resulting from (a) severe or total impairment of sight or hearing or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes, (b) the inability to hold or manipulate a book or (c) an impairment relating to comprehension (8) (Copyright Act C-42, 2017)
You must be registered with Academic Accommodation Support.
Types of Accessible Formats Available
- Readable PDF
- Word (For screen readers)
- Large Print, Mp3 and Braille can be produced, please contact us for more information
- for closed captioning of videos, please see below.
We provide the following in accessible format:
- Textbook and class readings
- Library books and articles upon request.
- Classroom handouts
- Other course reading materials in accessible format (reading materials include: on-line readings in D2L Brightspace and web-pages that are inaccessible with screen readers etc).
Accessible Format Requests:
To request an accessible format, please fill out the Accessible Formats Request Form or contact Sonya Panangaden (sonya.panangaden@torontomu.ca).
Pickup:
Students will be contacted when their textbooks/readings are ready. Most Textbooks will be uploaded to our textbook sharing application, Papyrus and students will be able to log in with their TMU username and password, but students are welcome to bring in their own USB key and can have their files transferred. Please contact Sonya Panangaden (sonya.panangaden@torontomu.ca) in advance if you would like to use your USB key.
Please drop off books that need scanning at the Library’s circulation desk on the main floor. Students who are not attending classes on campus can contact us for more information.
Accessible Content E-Portal (ACE)
ACE is a collaborative initiative by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) dedicated to creating accessible learning resources. The ACE repository stores digital copies of library holdings which are accessible, upon request, to library users at Ontario universities.
Library users registered with Academic Accommodation Services or users with documented print disabilities should contact sonya.panagaden@torontomu.ca to receive an ACE token.
Once you have received an ACE token:
- Watch the getting started and search the portal tutorials.
- Login to ACE to access the portal
If the book you need is not available in ACE, contact sonya.panangaden@torontomu.ca to request digitization.
Video Closed Captioning (for course content)
We can assist faculty with adding closed captions to videos for classroom viewing. As this service can take up to 2 weeks to complete, please plan ahead. Please Contact Sonya Panangaden with your request (sonya.panangaden@torontomu.ca).