Accessibility at the Library & Learning Commons

Listen to a web page using your web browser:

• Google Chrome
  • Click here to download the Chrome APP 'Read Aloud: A Text To Speech Voice Reader'
• Internet Explorer
  • Use the Windows 10 'Narrator' tool by pressing the Windows logo key  + Ctrl + Enter 
• Firefox
  • Click here to download the Firefox APP 'Read Aloud: A Text To Speech Voice Reader'

Download eBook chapters or articles to PDF format to access the following tools:

• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Read Out Loud Text-to-Speech Tool
  • Read Out Loud is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) tool that is built into Adobe Reader. It reads text contained within a document window. To use Read Out Loud, you need Adobe Reader and a Text-to-Speech engine installed on your system. To activate Read Out Loud:
  1. On the 'View' menu, choose 'Read Out Loud' > 'Activate Read Out Loud'
  2. Again go to 'View' > 'Read Out Loud' and then choose an appropriate option for reading ('Read This Page Only' OR 'Read To End of Document')
• Reflow text in a PDF
  • Reflow text in a PDF to present it as a single column that is the width of the document pane. This will make it easier to read. To activate Reflow Text:
  1. On the 'View' menu, choose 'Zoom' > 'Reflow'

• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Best Practices for Making Word Documents Accessible
• Learning Tools: Make Word More Accessible
• Read Aloud
  • Read Aloud is a Text-to-Speech tool that is built into Microsoft Word. To activate Read Aloud:
  1. On the 'View' menus, choose 'Learning Tools' > 'Read Aloud'
• Check Document Accessibility