The majority of library databases come from three companies, EBSCO, Gale, and ProQuest. These database vendors are compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and/or W3C WAI WCAG 2.0. Please contact the library if you are experiencing difficulties with any of our databases. 

EBSCO

All of the EBSCO databases have a read aloud and "download mp3" feature for HTML articles that may be manually activated. Choose the HTML Full Text option. The Listen icon appears on the Tools list just under the title of the article. You can also download these audio files in MP3 format. 

• EBSCO Accessibility FAQs
• Accessibility Information for EBSCO Interfaces
• EBSCOhost Text to Speech

Gale

Gale databases provide a Listen function for full-text articles. This can be found on the detailed display screen, which can be accessed by selecting the title of the article from the search results. You can also download these audio files in MP3 format.

• Gale Listening to a Document / Downloading an MP3
• Gale Accessibility

ProQuest

ProQuest databases contain many PDFs which are ADA compliant.

• ProQuest Accessibility Help