Accessibility

Accessibility Portal

Our Libraries are shaped by our community; by you and your needs.

We work to make our spaces, collections, and services as barrier-free as possible so that they can be enjoyed by everyone. On this page, you can discover stories from community members and accessibility advocates, local resources, and reading recommendations, curated in partnership with the accessibility community.

December 3 is International Day of People with Disabilities

This year's theme is: Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future.

Please enjoy exploring this collection of community events, Library resources, and recommended reading and viewing lists in honour of #IDPWD2024.

Learn more on the official website at idpwd.org, and explore local news and opportunities at accessible.novascotia.ca.

Events, Blogs, and News

Browse Large Print and other accessible items

Descriptive and closed-captioned videos

Descriptive and closed-captioned features can be found on many of the DVDs and Blu-Rays in our collection. The catalogue listing for these titles will indicate whether description and/or closed-captioning is available and we can help you locate them in branch.

Narration describing the action, characters, costumes, and locations can inform a viewer with visual disabilities without interfering with a movie's dialogue or sound effects.

Closed-captioned subtitles can be seen with a closed captioned decoder or with a built-in decoder on newer televisions.

Browse Descriptive and closed-captioned Blu-Rays and DVDs

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