Accessibility Services

If you find an ebook through the Carthage subscription, your screen reader can read it out loud.

• Visit the Library Catalog and Research
• Use the “Search Carthage College Hedberg Library” search box to enter keywords or a title of an item you are looking for.
• On the results page, you can filter your results by format. Clicking the box next to “Audiobook,” “eBook,” or “Large print” will only give you items in that format.
• If Carthage does not own the item, opening the item’s record will allow you to request it via Interlibrary Loan from another library. Click the blue “Request Item through Interlibrary Loan.”
• If you find an ebook through the Carthage catalog, your screen reader can read it out loud (see below).

Use of the following from off-campus will require you to log in with your Carthage username and password.

• ACLS Humanities E-Book
• ebrary: It is necessary to download the ebrary Reader to use this service.
• EBSCO eBook Academic Collection and EBSCOhost eBook Collection
  • Available via an app
  • On a computer, it is necessary to create a My EBSCOhost account (that is separate from any Carthage accounts or logins). To download books in this collection it is also necessary to download the Adobe Digital Editions Reader and create an Adobe ID. Learn more

• KPL Library Card: Kenosha Public Library offers Carthage students access to its space and resources. you may obtain a KPL library card at any KPL branch. You will be asked to verify your address, so bring your Carthage student ID and a piece of mail with your Carthage address on it.
• Zinio Digital Magazines
• eBooks and Digital Media

• LibriVox: Free public domain audiobooks
• Learning Ally: Human-narrated audiobooks. We will have to set up an account for you for access to the Carthage subscription. You must be registered with Warren Wolchuk (wwolchuk) and Learning Accessibility Services first.
• Bookshare: An accessible online library for people with print disabilities. We will have to set up an account for you for access to the Carthage subscription. You must be registered with Warren Wolchuk (wwolchuk@carthage.edu) and Learning Accessibility Services first.

Technology and Software

SCREEN READERS AND TEXT TO SPEECH

• NaturalReader: Free downloadable screenreader software.
• NVDA ScreenReader: Free downloadable screenreader.
• VoiceOver: Text-to-speech function built into Mac operating systems.

VOICE TO TEXT

• Google Voice Typing: Write within Google Apps with voice dictation.
• Apple OS X tools
• Apple iOS tools
  
  • Enable Dictation: On the iPad/iPhone, any text app that uses a keyboard (like Google Docs or Notes) will allow dictation when enabled.
• Dragon Dictation Software: Individualized software that learns based on your own speech
  
  • Buy a personal copy: Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home (PC) $30, Dragon Dictate (Mac) $45
  • For availability of select software and resources available through Carthage, please consult the Student Software web page.

USING A SCREEN READER WITH GOOGLE APPS

Google Apps will support your screen reader, but you need to turn on the Google Docs screen reader support specifically. After logging in to your Google Apps account, click on your Google Account circle (it may have your picture or initials in the circle. Then click the “My Account” button. Under “Account preferences” choose “Accessibility.”