Accessibility Info Samples

Article database accessibility information

Article and Specialty Content Databases

EBSCOhost Databases

EBSCOHost databases using this interface that the Bellevue College library subscribes to include:

  • Academic Search Complete
  • Agricola
  • Alt Health Watch
  • Business Source Ultimate
  • CINAHL Complete
  • Computer Source
  • ERIC
  • Fuente Academica
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • GreenFILE
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition
  • Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
  • Legal Collection
  • MAS Ultra School Edition
  • MasterFile
  • MedicLatina
  • Medline
  • Middle Search Plus
  • Military and Government Collection
  • Newspaper Source
  • Primary Search
  • Professional Development Collection
  • PsycARTICLES
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
  • Regional Business News
  • Religion and Philosophy Collection
  • TOPICsearch
  • Vocational and Career Collection

Accessibility Features

  • Many articles available in “Online full text” format
  • Download MP3 versions of “Online full text” articles
  • Text to Speech tool for listening to online full text and PDF articles
  • OCR (Optical Content Recognition) for PDFs uploaded after 2004, enabling the PDFs to be read by a screen reader
  • Accessibility Content Remediation Requests, filled within 3-5 business days

Tips for Faculty

If using an EBSCOHost Article for a class, link to the article within EBSCOHost rather than uploading the PDF into your Canvas space. Linking enables users to view the HTML “online full text” format if available, which is generally the most flexible and accessible format. Linking also allows students to take advantage of the text to speech and MP3 download option. It also enables students to directly request an article be remediated for accessibility if it is not accessible.

In preparing for a class, you can reach out to EBSCO to remediate content for accessibility. The remediated copies will be provided as a Microsoft Word or HTML file. Review EBSCO’s accessible content remediation request page for details.

Get a Stable Link to an EBSCOHost Article

Further Information

Updated August 7, 2026

ProQuest Databases

ProQuest databases the library subscribes to include:

  • ABI Inform Trade and Industry
  • Avery Index
  • Consumer Health Database
  • eLibrary
  • Healthcare Administration
  • History Study Center
  • Literature: ProQuest Learning
  • New York Times
  • ProQuest Research Library
  • Public Health Database
  • Publicly Available Content
  • SIRS Discoverer
  • U.S. Newsstream

Accessibility Features

  • Ability to generate a text version of scanned image documents
  • Content remediation requests, taking 1 – 3 weeks for articles
  • Text to Speech feature available for “Full Text” articles in HTML format

Tips for Faculty

If using a ProQuest article for a class, link to the article within ProQuest rather than uploading the PDF into your Canvas space. Linking enables users to view the HTML “full text” format if available, which is generally the most flexible and accessible format. Linking also allows users to take advantage of the text to speech feature if available. Review the instructions in the following link.

Get a ProQuest Article Link

Further Information

Updated August 7, 2026

Science Direct

The Bellevue College library’s subscription to Science Direct primarily consists of journal articles published by Elsevier, the makers of Science Direct.

Accessibility Features

  • Most articles are available in both HTML and PDF format; older content may not
  • Math content is displayed in MathML, which can be understood by several accessibility technology aids

Tips for Faculty

If using Science Direct content in your course, link to the article within Science Direct so users can access the HTML content, which is generally the best format for accessibility purposes.

Get a Stable Science Direct Article Link

Further Information

Updated August 7, 2026

JSTOR and Artstor

Accessibility Features

  • On demand PDF remediation if a PDF has not yet been made accessible
  • Alternative text for images from a material’s metadata, with descriptive alt text generated on-demand

Tips for Faculty

If using JSTOR or ARTstor content for a class, link to the item within JSTOR in order for individuals to be able to access the accessible PDF or descriptive alt text. You can’t use the URL found in the browser bar to link to articles directly. You need to generate a link to ensure students can access the article through Bellevue College’s subscription. The following link contains instructions on generating those links.

Generate a JSTOR or ARTstor article link

Further Information

Verified August 7, 2026

ACM Digital Library

The content in ACM Digital Library has historically been PDF files. To meet accessibility standards, ACM has started releasing HTML versions of articles. Newer content is more likely to be available in HTML content. Currently there is a mix of PDF only and PDF plus HTML content in ACM. Some legacy content remains in PDF format only and may not be fully accessible.

Accessibility Features

  • New publications include accessible HTML alongside PDF files
  • Newer publications in HTML have math content in MathML, which can be read by screen readers and used in math equation editors
  • eBooks published in 2025 and after are accessible

Tips for Faculty

Link to the articles within ACM to enable the use of HTML and MathML for accessibility purposes.

Get an ACM article link

Further Information

Verified August 7, 2026

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS)

Accessibility Features

  • Articles are available in PDF and ePub format
  • Publication process includes generation of alternative text for figures and images

Guidance for Faculty

Link to the article within PNAS as opposed to uploading the PDF to your Canvas page. Linking enables students to utilize the ePub format, which is generally more accessible than PDF files.

Get a stable link to a PNAS article

Further Information

Verified August 7, 2026

Statista

Content

Statista is a data aggregator. They present many statistics in the form or charts or graphs displayed through the browser. Presented reports that compile a variety of relevant statistics are available as downloadable PDF files.

Accessibility Features

  • Zoom up to 400%
  • Keyboard Navigation
  • Use browser to change contrast, colors, or fonts

Guidance for Faculty

If using Statista content in your course, link to individual statistics that may be displayed within the browser. You cannot use the browser URL to connect students with Statista content. You must generate a link that will enable students to identify as Bellevue College individuals.

Generate a Statista link

Further Information

Verified July 20, 2026

eAnatomy

Accessibility Features

  • Ability to modify font size
  • Subtitled videos
  • Alternative text and image descriptions

Further Information

Verified July 20, 2026

Checkpoint

Accessibility Features

When viewing content, there is a “request accessible version” button below the main menu of options. This will generate an accessible version of the content using Artificial Intelligence.

Tips for Faculty

When sharing Checkpoint content with students, link to material within Checkpoint from Canvas.

Find a Permalink to Checkpoint content

Additional Information

Updated August 7, 2026