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Q. What are the accessibility features of the ProQuest Platform?

Answered By: Amanda Suiters
Last Updated: Nov 11, 2024     Views: 26

The ProQuest Platform is home to a large number of databases. These databases can be searched separately or together using the same interface. Regardless of which database(s) you use on the ProQuest Platform, you should be able to:

  • Navigate the website using just a keyboard or speech recognition software.
  • Go directly to main content areas on the page using skip links.
  • Listen to the website using a screen reader.
  • Navigate page content using headings.
  • Access fully searchable transcripts and captions for the majority of video content.
  • Request on-demand an accessible, textual version of image-based text content.
  • View and manipulate images using keyboard-accessible controls.
  • Adjust color contrast in browser settings. ProQuest style guides specify using colors that meet minimum contrast specifications.
  • Zoom in up to 400% using browser tools without text spilling off screen.

Some of the content on this website is not fully accessible:

  • Some PDF documents provided by publishers are not optimized for accessibility.
  • A small portion of our image-based content does not have an accessible equivalent option.
  • While alternative text is present for images and icons within the user interface, there may not be alternative text for every image within an article. The ProQuest Platform supports image descriptions if provided by the publisher. 
  • There may be cases where headings are not included or heading levels are skipped.
  • Some video or audio-only content doesn't have transcripts. Most videos do not have audio descriptions.

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