Disability Resources & Services

Alternative Text 

What is it?

• Enlarged print, scanned print, Braille, and audio

• "Alternative text" replaced "Books on Tape"

• Textbooks, classroom handouts, tests and quizzes are produced in alternative text

Who would use it?

• Reading and reading comprehension (learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia) disabilities
• Students with visual impairments
• Visual processing disabilities (traumatic brain injury, psychological disabilities, multiple sclerosis)
• Students with physical disabilities (cerebral palsy, stroke)

Also see the Alternative Text Request Form