AccessText Network

The AccessText Network facilitates the delivery of textbooks in electronic format to higher education institutions for use by students with disabilities. AccessText incorporates information on over 300,000 titles from leading textbook publishers. For more information on membership visit www.accesstext.org.

Publishers

If you are a publisher who would like information about participating in the Publisher Look-Up Service or the AccessText Network, please contact us.

Students/Faculty

If you are seeking an electronic format of a book or permission to scan it, please contact your campus DSS office. The DSS office is responsible for certifying student eligibility for accommodations and is typically the publisher's main point of contact.

About the Association of American Publishers

AAP is the national trade organization for the U.S. book publishing industry. AAP members include most the major commerical book publishers in the U.S., as well as small and not-for-profit publishers, university presses, and scholarly societies. AAP's members publish hardcover and paperback books in every category; educational materials for the elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and professional markets; computer software, and electronic products and services. Our members produce more than 85% of the materials published for the higher education market. For more information, visit www.publishers.org.

About the AccessText Network

The AccessText Network (ATN) is a membership exchange network that facilitates and supports the national delivery of alternative files for students with diagnosed print-related disabilities. AccessText serves as the natial nucleus for post-secondary distribution of approved alternative textbook file exchanges, training, and technical support.

AccessText is a venture founded and supported by the Association of American Publishers and Higher Education textbook publishers. AccessText is administered through the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the University of Georgia, and the Alternative Media Access Center. AccessText is located at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. For more information, visit www.accesstext.org.