Minitex is committed to ensuring people with disabilities can access our website and digital content. In accordance with state and federal law, all digital content produced by Minitex intends to meet compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA by April 24, 2026.
Minitex is also committed to the accessibility of databases we license for eLibrary Minnesota (ELM); these databases will also be expected to meet or exceed the standards of this policy. We have gathered Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) and additional accessibility information from the vendors whose content Minitex licenses for ELM.
Minitex will, on an annual basis, request updated ACRs from ELM database vendors, review database accessibility, and use the results of these reviews to address compliance issues with vendors.
Minitex has preferred language for addressing accessibility in licenses. In the case of a user discovering an accessibility issue in one of the ELM databases, please fill out the ELM contact form, and Minitex will work with the user and the vendor to address the issue to ensure the user is able to access the content.
EBSCO
EBSCO provides a page documenting accessibility support, as well as a navigation guide for working with their interfaces.
Gale
Gale provides compliance documentation and support services.
ProQuest
ProQuest's accessibility policy indicates compliance with Section 508 Accessibility Standards and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), as well as providing:
Britannica
According to their accessibility documentation, full VPAT and WCAG documentation for any Britannica product may be requested by emailing contact@eb.com.
LearningExpress Library
EBSCO highlights the following LearningExpress product features that support accessibility:
- Transcripts for video
- Alternate text—page titles and image descriptions
- ARIA landmarks for screenreaders
- Access keys for keyboard navigation
EBSCO have not updated their publicly available Learning Express Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) since August 2021.
PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next
Capstone indicates that PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next products are Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 AA compliant. They highlight the following features to support accessibility:
- Navigation is simple, intuitive, and predictable
- Text-to-Speech on all articles
- Transcripts for all videos
- Alternative text and descriptive titles for meaningful images
- Screen reader support
- Access keys for keyboard-only navigation
- Color contrast designed to support color-blindness and low vision
Documentation from Additional Vendors
Several other organizations collate vendor accessibility documentation.
The Big 10 Academic Alliance funds third-party evaluations of accessibility for select e-resources.
Wichita State University Libraries include links to accessibility documentation on their Databases A to Z page.
Links accessed 9/16/2025.
