CELA @ UGDSB

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What is CELA?

The Centre for Equitable Library Access, CELA, is a national not-for-profit organization that provides accessible reading services to the approximately 3 million people across Canada with print disabilities.

CELA provides access to a collection of over 1 million titles in multiple accessible formats, including audio, braille, printbraille, and text.

To support students at each stage of their education, CELA's free Educator Access program provides elementary and high school educators with full access to the collection on behalf of their students with print disabilities.

CELA Website

CELA Educator Access flyer

Printable Registration Poster

Who is eligible?

Educators who work with students with print disabilities in an elementary or secondary institution are eligible for the Educator Access program.

Print disabilities are disabilities that make it difficult or impossible to read ordinary printed books, and include visual disabilities, physical disabilities, and learning disabilities.

How do I register?

Guelph Public Library (GPL) is now supporting all UGDSB educators with streamlined registration for CELA’s Educator Access Program - no fees, no fuss!

Request an Educator Access account via the Google Form.
GPL will contact you via email with login instructions for accessing CELA as an educator.
You are now ready to download books in accessible formats to use with students!

Students with print disabilities can also register for an individual CELA account.

If you have questions about registering or need accommodations, please contact Lauren Bull, Supervisor of Library & Media Services.

Popular books available in CELA

How to use CELA resources

Educators may download CELA titles onto a school device to loan to students with print disabilities or onto student-owned devices. CELA’s audio titles are available in human-narrated or synthetic audio. E-text books display synchronized text and synthetic speech.

Using your Educator Access Program account to support students with print disabilities

CELA provides resources in the following formats: DAISY audio, DAISY text, ePub, Microsoft Word, and .brf contracted and uncontracted electronic braille files.

CELA resources are compatible with the following apps: Dolphin EasyReader, VoiceDream, Google Read & Write, and other apps that play DAISY, ePub, or Word files.

CELA resources are compatible with the following devices: Chromebooks, tablets, laptops, smartphones, or braille displays.

Welcome to CELA