Welcome to the AccessText Network
The AccessText Network facilitates and supports the national delivery of alternative electronic textbooks to higher education institutions for students with documented disabilities.
AccessText provides these textbooks by leveraging an online database powered by Intuit QuickBase® and incorporating publisher-provided information on thousands of textbook titles.
The 2009 AccessText beta project is funded by donations from the Association of American Publishers and its members, including:
- Bedford/St. Martin's, W.H. Freeman, Worth Publishers
- Cengage Learning
- CQ Press
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Pearson
- Reed Elsevier Inc.
- John Wiley & Sons
- W.W. Norton
By joining the AccessText Network, members will receive access to:
- A textbook exchange system providing reliable historic data on titles, formats and fulfillment
- A web-based account for office staff to order, track and report on textbook titles
- A one-time institutional membership verification process for requesting textbooks
- Permission for disability service offices to exchange files
- Electronic rating scale "report card" for files
- Toll-free technical assistance support line
- Training resources for disability service providers, students and faculty
Upcoming Events
Look for AccessText at the following upcoming events:
| Event Name | Date | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHEAD Conference | 07-21-2009 - 07-24-2009 |
Louisville, KY | ahead.org/conferences/2009 |
| ATIA 2009 Chicago | 10-29-2009 - 10-31-2009 |
Chicago, IL | www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3530 |
AccessText Network Newsletter
Electronic newsletters intended to provide information and updates on the AccessText Network are emailed to subscribers throughout the year. To subscribe, please join our mailing list. Newsletter archives can be viewed online.