Help for difficulties with reading
Accessible e-books and Celia audiobooks
Accessibility features such as turning text into audio or changing the reading view of an e-book can help all students.
Many of the e-books and electronic articles in the library can be listened to. E-books may also have various accessibility features, such as resizing the text or changing the background color.
There are various assistive technologies to make it easier to listen to and read e-resources.
If you have a disability or illness that makes reading difficult, or if the Metropolia Digital Reading System indicates a potential reading difficulty, you are also entitled to use the audio books from Celia.
What is Celia?
The accessibility library Celia produces and distributes accessible literature for people with reading difficulties, such as audio books and electronic books. Celia services are free of charge and university students can also receive course books as audio books.
How to become a Celia customer?
Please contact the special needs teacher at your campus (MErkka). The special needs teacher will confirm your right to use the Celia service and create your account for Celia.
See the contact details of the vocational special education teachers.
More information about Celia
English-language audiobook services available through Celia
Audiobooks in English are available in the RNIB Bookshare and Bookshare services. Both services require a separate registration after you are signed up in Celia.
Information about RNIB Bookshare (UK) on Celianet
Information about Bookshare (US) on Celianet