George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), George Brown Polytechnic’s Library Learning Commons will provide, upon request, an accessible or conversion ready format of print-based resources held in its collection to registered patrons with a disability. Print material from our special collections, archival materials, rare books, and donations are not included in this service.
requesting Accessible Formats for Print-Based Resources
For registered students, faculty and staff with a perceptual disability as defined in the Canadian Copyright Act, accessible format copies of print material will be provided via the Accessible Content e-Portal (ACE).
The Canadian Copyright Act defines a “perceptual disability” as follows:
“perceptual disability” means a disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work in its original format, and includes such a disability resulting from:
- severe or total impairment of sight or hearing or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes,
- the inability to hold or manipulate a book, or
- an impairment relating to comprehension;
Students registered with Accessible Learning Services will be given a token to access the service through the ALS office.
Other eligible library patrons, including staff and faculty, please email llcaccess@georgebrown.ca or reach out to Michael Reansbury by phone at 416-415-5000 x3988 to request access to the ACE portal, or if you have any questions and need assistance with this service.
Request an Accessible Format of a Book in the Library
To request an accessible/conversion ready format of a book in our collection, please submit a request through our online form, or download and print out a form to bring into an LLC location.
For patrons currently registered with ACE, please allow 5-10 days for the accessible format of the book to be placed in the ACE portal; you will be notified when the book is available. For patrons not registered with ACE, you will be contacted within 24 hours regarding your request.
Patrons Registered With ACE
Connect to ACE
For more information on the ACE portal please visit OCUL’s ACE page.