  {"id":12418,"date":"2019-06-10T09:19:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaston.edu\/library\/?page_id=12418"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:19:37","slug":"library-accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gaston.edu\/library\/about-us\/library-accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Accessibility Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Library Website<\/h2>\n<p>黑料社 Libraries are committed to providing a usable web experience to all users including those with special needs or disabilities.&nbsp;Our website has been designed to meet&nbsp;requirements of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and WCAG 2. &nbsp;If you have difficulty accessing information or interacting with the site contact <a href=\"mailto:craig.calvin@gaston.edu\">Calvin Craig<\/a> at 704-922-6359.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Library Resources and Accessibility<\/h2>\n<p>黑料社 Libraries are committed to serving all patrons by providing equal access to resources. To ensure accessibility the Library will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>seek to purchase resources that are WCAG 2 AA compliant<\/li>\n<li>make sure all purchases of video material are close-captioned<\/li>\n<li>maintain up to date assistive technology for student use<\/li>\n<li>provide accessibility information on all electronic resources<\/li>\n<li>provide appropriate accommodations to College students with disabilities when requested through Student Services&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Assistive Technologies<\/h2>\n<p>These assistive technologies are available at 黑料社 Libraries..&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>JAWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JAWS (Job Access With Speech), is the world&#8217;s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS is a&nbsp; screen reader program for Microsoft Windows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Eye<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video Eye allows patrons who have limited vision to enhance print materials through a rotating flat-bed that projects and magnifies the image to a television monitor. The Video Eye has been used in the library and is available to be loaned out to classrooms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note on Headphones:<\/strong> Headphones are required to use the assistive technologies station. (The library does not supply headphones.)<\/p>\n<h2>Assistance with Research and Using the Library<\/h2>\n<p>黑料社 Libraries are available to provide basic library instruction to all students. If you require more in-depth instruction in the use of the library and its services (including the services outlined on this page), please schedule an appointment with <a href=\"mailto:craig.calvin@gaston.edu\">Calvin Craig<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>黑料社 Libraries staff provides assistance to students with disabilities by retrieving materials as needed. Request for assistance will be handled within 30 minutes after receiving a request. If the request cannot be accommodated in that time frame, the student and staff will mutually agree upon a time when the student will best be assisted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Electronic Learning Resources<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Online Catalog<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>黑料社 Libraries online catalog,&nbsp;CCLINC, has been tested and found to work with assistive technologies. &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sirsidynix.com\/accessibility\">Accessibility information&nbsp;for the SirsiDynix software<\/a>, which powers the catalog interface, indicates the level of compliance with accessibility criteria. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Discovery\/ Search Tool- Summon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com\/Summon\/Product_Materials\/Summon_Accessibility_Statement\">Summon VPAT<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Video Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A large portion of 黑料社 Libraries DVD collection is closed captioned.<\/p>\n<p>Closed captioning availability varies on videos available to students and faculty through streaming video servers like Films on Demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Databases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the databases provided by the 黑料社 Libraries are ADA compliant. For more information on accessibility with some of our most popular databases, see below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EBSCO<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All HTML articles in EBSCO databases have a text-to-speech option and an option to download the audio file as an MP3. However, many articles are not available in HTML. EBSCO PDFs after 2004 are ADA compliant.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on EBSCO\u2019s accessibility see their&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/support.ebsco.com\/knowledge_base\/detail.php?id=5755\">Research Interface on Accessibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Credo Reference<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Credo provides equivalent access for all users. For more information on Credo\u2019s accessibility features, see their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/credoreference.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360037919454-Accessibility#\">Access Policy<\/a>. (Note: Includes VPAT)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gale<\/strong>&nbsp;(includes Gale Virtual Library)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All articles in our Gale databases are available in HTML with a text-to-speech option and the option to download the audio file as an MP3.&nbsp; See&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cengage.com\/accessibility\/\">Gale\u2019s accessibility policy<\/a>&nbsp;for more information. (Note: Includes VPAT for both Gale Virtual Library and Opposing Viewpoints)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CQ Press<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can request alternative text formats for articles published CQ Researcher. For more information, see<a href=\"https:\/\/cqpress.sagepub.com\/accessibility\">&nbsp;CQ Permissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NC LIVE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NC LIVE website is Section 508 compliant and conforms with the W3C&#8217;s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at level AA. For more information, view their&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nclive.org\/about\/terms-of-use\">accessibility policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ProQuest<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/about.proquest.com\/en\/about\/proquest-accessibility\/\">accessibility statement&nbsp;<\/a>for more information. VPATs&nbsp;are available for many of ProQuest&#8217;s products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>eBooks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The majority of our eBooks are provided by EBSCO. EBSCO eBooks are accessible to students with disabilities. 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