The AccessText Network Continues to Grow: 22,000 requests in 2010; 40,000 requests in 2011; 60,000 requests in 2012; 80,000 requests in 2013; and 94,000 requests in 2014.
Request Files from Leading Textbook Publishers: Elsevier, Lynne Rienner Publishers Sinauer Associates, Jones & Bartlett Learning F.A. Davis Company , Cengage Learning, W.W. Norton, Springer Publishing, SAGE Publications, Inc., McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson Education, John Wiley & Sons., Macmillan Higher Education Kogan Page, Image: books
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Post-secondary members can request files and permissions from leading publishers with one simple form. All post-secondary institutions in the United States are eligible to join at no cost.

AccessText is an efficient system for publishers to process disability-related requests from post-secondary institutions. Publishers large and small are encouraged to join.

The AccessText Resource Center has tools, tips, and useful information on a variety of accessibility topics with no membership required.

What Our Members Are Saying

Richmond Community College

York College
Richmond Community College

AccessText is wonderful. The students are very pleased with the service and how quickly we are able to access their textbooks. Debbie Spurlin, Disability Services Coordinator

 York College

I don’t have to go to every publisher to request alternate formats. Lisa Maycock, Disability Accommodations Specialist

Furman University

Rose State College
Furman University

ATN really cuts down on the time needed to search for books. Thank you for making this available! Gina Parris, Disability Services Coordinator

 Rose State College

I like the ease of use, the ability to contact so many publishers at one time, and the speed of the response. Janet Griffith, Disability Services Coordinator