Policy

Alma (Exlibris ILS )

All library staff, including persons with physical impairments, need to manage all their resources and unique materials. ProQuest is committed to providing all our users with a fully accessible experience for supporting research, teaching and learning.

At ProQuest, we make every effort to ensure that our platforms – including Alma – can be used by everyone. Alma is continually designed and developed to meet Level A and AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act for features and functions.

Alma Accessibility Statement: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Materials/080Alma_Accessibility

Primo (Exlibris, public library website)

All researchers, regardless of ability, need access to scholarly information. ProQuest is committed to providing all our users with a fully accessible experience for research, teaching and learning. 

At ProQuest, we make every effort to ensure that our platforms – including Primo – can be used by everyone. Primo is continually designed and developed to meet Level AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act for features and functions.

Primo Accessibility Statement: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Product_Materials/Primo_Accessibility

LibApps (research guides, website, calendar/scheduler by Springshare )

See VPATs below and more information is available at https://lounge.springshare.com/categories/vpats (requires login).

ArchiveGrid

Medline

WorldCat

WorldCat Dissertations & Theses

OCLC ArchiveGrid, WorldCat, WorldCat Dissertations & Theses, and Medline are all indexes of materials held by a variety of institutions, so the accessibility of the materials themselves cannot be ensured.  However, all OCLC products, including the indexes listed above, comply with both national (Section 508) and international (WCAG 2.0) guidelines, and periodically conducts product evaluations with impaired users to gather accessibility feedback.  VPATs for each OCLC product are available by request.

https://policies.oclc.org/en/accessibility.html

Birds of North America/Birds of the World

See the Accessibility Audit below and Cornell's Web Accessibility Assistance page is available at https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/web-accessibility-assistance/.

Britannica Academic

To fulfill the objectives of our accessibility commitment, we have adopted as our primary guidelines the Section 508 website accessibility standards set forth by the U.S. General Services Administration and also the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). We continuously test Britannica sites for compliance with the accessibility standards set forth above and try our very best to remain compliant.

The accessibility of Britannica sites, however, depends on third-party technologies provided by the operating systems, hardware platforms, and assistive technologies, all of which can affect the level of accessibility of Britannica sites. We will continue to enhance the accessibility of our online products as greater functionality becomes available to ensure ongoing usefulness to all users, including those with different abilities. We also are committed to addressing issues that prevent the use of our software by people with different abilities.

Digital accessibility tools can be found at https://academic.eb.com/levels/collegiate/help

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

See VPAT Document below.

Credo Reference

Credo Women & Gender Studies

It is a priority for Credo that our system is accessible to all types of users, and we have designed Credo Online Reference Service to be used by people with disabilities. Credo Online Reference Service has hyperlinks specifically placed to enable users with screen readers to skip common navigation elements of our pages and jump to a page's main content. 

Accessibility Statements and applicable VPATs can be found at https://credoreference.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037919454-Accessibility

EBook Central

ProQuest News & Newspapers

Psychology Database

Ancestry Library

“ProQuest strives to ensure our products meet international accessibility standards including the American with Disabilities Act, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. We also work hard to develop products which support and utilize the ever-evolving accessibility technologies available to our customers.”

Full accessibility statements, VPAT documents, and conformance reports for all ProQuest products can be found at https://support.proquest.com/articledetail? id=kA140000000GuogCAC

JSTOR

JSTOR Global Plants

The website is accessible to users with disabilities, including keyboard-only users and those with visual and cognitive impairments. The website is responsive, meaning users can easily adjust font size and color/contrast settings on most devices. We have made every effort to ensure that our image-based PDF files are accessible and can be read with screen readers like JAWS. These files are tagged at a high level using an automated process. While this method is not exact, it dramatically increases the accessibility of the files as compared to an untagged version. We regularly use automated checks and conduct tests with users against Section 508 and WCAG standards to evaluate and measure the accessibility of the site.

JSTOR accessibility policies can be found at https://about.jstor.org/accessibility/

OverDrive

OverDrive’s vision is to create “a world enlightened by reading” for everyone. This means providing a delightful, inclusive experience for all users.

We design our apps and websites to support screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice control, and other assistive technologies. We aim to ensure that every interactive element is expressively labeled, described, logically arranged, and has a large enough tap (or click) target area.

Our products are built on web technologies, and we leverage the accessibility features of HTML, CSS, and WAI-ARIA. These web standards continue to evolve, and our products will evolve as they do.

OverDrive’s accessibility statement and conformance documents can be found at https://company.cdn.overdrive.com/policies/accessibility.htm

Grove Music Online

Oxford University Press’ Accessibility statements can be found at https://global.oup.com/academic/accessibility/?cc=us&lang=en& and accessibility resources at https://global.oup.com/academic/rights /permissions/accessibility/?cc=us&lang=en&.

Fisheries & Aquatics Journal Package

At Taylor & Francis, we are committed to ensuring all our products and websites are accessible to as wide an audience as possible. We strive to continually improve the accessibility of our eBook, journal, digital platform, and website offerings.

Full statements and VPAT documents can be found at https://taylorandfrancis.com/about/corporate-responsibility/accessibility-at-taylor-francis/

Wiley Online Library

Wiley’s Accessibility policies can be found at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/accessibility

Archival Films & Newsreels

Films on Demand

Accessibility statements, VPAT, and WCAG Conformance data can be found at https://infobase-fod.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011563914-Accessibility-Statement-for-Films-On-Demand

Kanopy Streaming

Kanopy’s vision is to entertain, educate, and inspire by providing access to films that matter. We aim to provide a delightful, inclusive experience for all users.

We design our apps and website to support screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice control, and other assistive technologies. We work to expressively label, describe, logically arrange, and provide a large enough tap (or click) area for interactive elements.

Kanopy’s Accessibility Statement can be found at https://www.kanopy.com/accessibility.

Humanities EBook

Supports keyboard navigation

Closed-captioning and transcripts of video available

Image alt-text is supported

Video player supports sign language translation in a separate video player synchronized with the main player

Ebooks can be converted from scan to plain text for screen reader compatibility.

In addition to the ACLS HEB VPAT®, ACLS HEB has made available an Accessibility Conformance and Remediation Roadmap which describes timelines, development plans, and workarounds for issues identified in the VPAT.

More information is available at https://www.fulcrum.org/accessibility/#content