An e-book is usually a good option for a person having reading disabilities. The Tampere higher education community has access to an extensive collection of e-books from various fields. We always order an e-book version of a course book, if one is available with terms of use suitable for organizational use.
- In most cases, e-book services offer a possibility to enlarge the size of the book text or change colors and contrasts to better match your needs.
- In many e-book services, it is possible to download a book to Adobe Digital Editions, which usually works well with screen readers. You will find a link and instructions for downloading the free reader in the E-Book Guide's Reading and downloading -page.
- Some books have a separate accessibility mode or listening option (ReadALoud).
- E-book guide lists e-book services on downloading instructions pages (A-H and I-Ö). You will find a link to the service's accessibility information there, if available. The link can be found under the More information section.
- The e-book's DRM protection, or digital rights management, may prevent the use of screen readers.
