Accessibility

Page 1+ is our newest search feature found on the homepage of our website.

• Most of Page 1+ can be navigated using a keyboard alone.
• Page 1+ was designed to be used with screen readers allowing users to listen to most of the website.
• Page 1+ was built to be responsive, meaning all of the features can be used regardless of the device being used, the zoom level in the browser, or the orientation of the device (vertical or horizontal). Please note, some text clipping may occur.
• Users can navigate most of the website using speech recognition software.
• If you come across any issues regarding accessibility and Page 1+, we would love to hear from you! Simply email us at llc@fanshawec.ca with your comments or concerns.

The Fanshawe Library Learning Commons subscribes to many EBSCO database products, including: Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, CINAHL, MasterFILE Elite, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, and SocINDEX with Full Text.

• EBSCO features built-in text-to-speech support, which allows users to read along with highlighted passages and words while a human-sounding voice speaks the text on the screen.
• This read-aloud feature for HTML articles may need to be manually activated:
• Choose the HTML Full-Text option.
• The Listen icon appears on the Tools list just under the title of the article.
• Select from 3 different accents and reading speeds.
• To pause the reading, click on the pause button.
• For more information on searching EBSCO databases with JAWS 8.0, visit EBSCO’s Accessibility Navigation Guide.

The Fanshawe Library Learning Commons subscribes to many ProQuest database products, including (but not limited to): ABI/INFORM Global, Canadian Business and Current Affairs, ProQuest Central, and ProQuest Nursing & Allied Premium.

• Users can navigate through ProQuest using their keyboard or screen reader.
• Text size can be adjusted.
• Although videos are not captioned, some videos contain transcripts.
• When available, a short caption appears in the text beside graphical content. Alternative text is provided for all graphical content and usually includes the caption or title of the image. Users can usually click a graphic to open an enlarged view.
• ProQuest databases may contain PDFs that are AODA compliant.
• If an item is available in PDF format, you will need Adobe Reader.
• Most PDFs are accessible to screen readers; however, some older content was created from scanned images of original text that is not accessible to screen readers. These are identified as “Scanned image PDF”.