Resources during COVID-19

Textbooks & Other Course Materials

If you receive alternate format textbooks or electronic versions of your textbooks (e-text) as an accommodation, you can contact Disability & Accessibility Services (DAS) staff if you need help accessing those files.

Basic text-to-speech applications can now be found on Android and Apple products. Apple (Live Text) and Google Lens can be used to highlight onscreen text and listen anywhere using built-in accessibility features.

Online Access to Textbooks

The following publishers are offering courseware to students who may have lost access to course materials due to a campus moving to distance learning to prevent the spread of COVID-19:

Important– Access to these textbooks may require your faculty member or another school representative to verify you are an enrolled student. Please contact your faculty member or Disability & Accessibility Services for additional assistance with verification.

Distance Learning Support & Strategies

Adjusting Your Habits during COVID-19

This PDF resource gives students several tips on adapting to the challenges created by COVID-19.

My Study Life

My Study Life is a free tool that helps organize your classes, tasks, and exams.

For more information, visit My Study Life.

Learn-from-Home Strategies for College Students

Several crowd-sourced ideas from college students on how to be successful learning from home.

Strategies for College Students – Spring 2020

Assistive Technology

Freedom Scientific: Temporary Home License for Zoom Text

Freedom Scientific is providing all users in the United States and Canada access to a special home license during the COVID-19 crisis free of charge. The license will work uninterrupted until June 30, 2020.

For more information, visit Freedom Scientific’s webpage regarding their special home license.