The primary goal of our collection management policy is to ensure Cushing Library collections are current, relevant, accessible, and of the upmost benefit to the students, faculty, and staff of Holy Names University. Our database vendors provide their digital content in accessible formats such as readable PDF files, screen reader friendly HTML, and captioning for streaming media. If you encounter inaccessible materials, let us know and we can work with the vendor to obtain an accessible format.
The library has a KIC Book Edge scanner with software capabilities to scan text documents and output them in various formats including searchable PDF, rich text document, or audio file.
For support with inaccessible materials and resources, please email hnulibrary@hnu.edu.
Word's "Check Accessibility" feature will review your document and list errors, warnings, and recommend tips on how to make the content easier for people with disabilities to read and edit. Watch this quick video on how to run Check Accessibility in Word or follow the steps below.
If you're working on the desktop application, you will find "Check Accessibility" under the Tools menu.
For the web Word application, you can run "Check Accessibility" under the Review tab.
By adding alternative text to an image, you can provide a brief description of the image to make it accessible. Once you insert an image, you can add Alt Text under the Picture Format feature.
When you insert a table in your document, you can also use alt text to provide a description of the table. Under the Table Design Layout tab, you will find the option for properties for your table.
To check if your slides created in PowerPoint meet accessibility standards, run the Check Accessibility feature from the desktop app under the Tools menu.
You can find the Check Accessibility feature on the web version under the Review tab.
Word documents can be saved as accessible PDFs. When you select save as, select the file format for PDF and select the button for "Best for electronic distribution and accessibility."