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Accessible Media

Accessible Media (AM) converts classroom materials such as textbooks and handouts into alternate formats for students with print-related disabilities.  Accessible media can include electronic text, large print, audio materials and braille.

PLEASE NOTE: Textbook conversions can take up to 6 weeks to produce. Advance notice is very important.

* Please utilize the Alternate Media Guidelines as a reference to guide you through the process.

Learn How to Use Accessible Media

Students requesting Accessible Media for the first time are required to attend a training with an AM staff member. To request an appointment, please utilize our Accessible Media - Student Appointment Request Form.

Request Textbooks/Materials

Fill out and submit an Alternate Media Request Form as soon as you schedule for courses.  Should you decide to change your schedule (add or drop a course) after submitting your initial request, please be sure to submit the changes via a new Alternate Media Request form.

Retrieve Files via Blackboard

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  • Log in to Blackboard
  • Choose "Organizations" from the left menu
  • Choose Accessible Media (AM-ORG)
  • Open folder with your name
  • Open current semester folder
  • Choose textbook title to download
  • Save to your computer (download)
  • Extract/Unzip files, if necessary

Access Audio

All CSCC students, faculty, and staff can obtain Read&Write and Equatio for FREE during an Accessible Media appointment or can use the instructions below to download from home.

Install Read&Write and Equatio

Read&Write Student Resource - Everway Academy

Equatio Student Resource - Everway Academy

Using Read&Write for Audio During Exams/Quizzes

  • As a student who utilizes audio when testing, you can still have access to this accommodation while at home by installing Read&Write. Use the following link and follow the prompts to install for PC or Mac.
  • Use Read&Write installation link above.
  • Please note: When prompted for an email address, you MUST use your CSCC email address for full access to the software!

  • Open Read&Write
  • Choose the “i” icon at the top right of the RW toolbar.
  • “About Read&Write”.
  • Check for Updates and follow prompts.
  • If required, the program should begin updates automatically upon opening but will require you to restart the computer. Double check version has changed once restart is complete.

  1. Click on the Screenshot Reader icon (dotted box with cursor) on the R&W toolbar.
  2. Use the cross cursor to draw a box around the text you want to read and wait for the Screen Analyzer Progress bar.  Please note: only draw a box around one question at a time!
  3. The selected text will appear in a pop-up box and be read aloud. To re-read, select the “play” button in the bottom right corner (or redraw the box).

  • It is an instructor's responsibility to provide double time to students who have identified themselves as an Accessibility Services student by providing their Letter of Accommodation (LOA).
  • It is a students responsibility to provide thier Letter of Accommodation to the instructor.  If you have not given your LOA to your instructor, please do so as soon as possible.

Accessible Media staff can be contacted for installation assistance, questions, or support at:


For further information, contact the Accessible Media staff at alternatemediateam@cscc.edu or 614-287-5910. 

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