Accessibility and Disability Resources

Create a Text-Based PDF

It is important for all documents to be text-based to allow for assistive technologies to access the information provided in the document. In general, scans are images and not text-based. Here are some options for creating text-based PDFs.

PDF from a Word document

PDF from a Image PDF

 

Other Resources

The library can also scan resources, including portions of textbooks and other books, for faculty to post in Canvas. All scans will be text-based documents.

Request materials to be scanned.

Request materials to be scanned and uploaded to your Canvas course