Sensus Access

SensusAccess is a one-stop self-service that allows students, faculty, staff, and alumni to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audio books (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi), digital Braille, digital large-print, and BeeLine Reader.

The service can also help fix inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and LaTeX projects and deliver them into more accessible and less tricky formats. SensusAccess can also translate documents from one language into another.

SensusAccess is fairly self-explanatory to use but an e-learning course is available for more complex cases.

Suggested use cases:

• Students with visual impairments may benefit from converting files to digital large-print, Braille or audio format.
• If you find long documents tiring to read on a PC screen, they may be easier to read on e-readers (such as a Kindle), mobile devices or tablets.
• Revising for an exam? Make the most of your commute by converting documents into audio form to listen to on your phone.