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May 19 – Victoria Day

Due to Victoria Day, CELA will be closed on Monday, May 19. Our office will reopen and our Contact Centre services will resume on Tuesday, May 20. Enjoy your holiday!

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Help

Getting started

New to CELA? How to get started.

Video: Introduction to the CELA website (YouTube) (Word transcript)

Training: Webinars about CELA services

Learn about allowing a designate to manage your account (optional).

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Available formats and collections

  • CELA's accessible formats
  • Devices that work with CELA’s formats
  • CELA and Bookshare collections
  • Languages in the collections
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How to get and read books, magazines and newspapers

Find step-by-step instructions on all the ways you can read materials from CELA.

  • How to get books, magazines and newspapers and read them on different apps and devices
  • What is Direct to Player service?
  • Ways to get your books delivered to you
  • Get your books automatically selected for you
  • How to subscribe to our magazines
  • Learn all about our new Envoy Connect service
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Help with My account

You can manage your CELA service through My account.

Visit Help with My account to get information about:

  • Available ZIPs to download (downloadable audio, e-text and e-braille books)
  • Holds (braille and printbraille books you have requested)
  • Direct to Player bookshelf
  • Magazine subscriptions
  • History
  • Communication preferences
  • Search preferences
  • Proof of disability for access to Bookshare collection
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FAQs

Is there a limit on the number of holds I can request? What do the terms “synthetic audio” and “synthetic braille” mean? How many items (books or magazines) can I have at one time? How do I suggest a title?

The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in this section.

Frequently asked questions

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Spotlight: featured videos

Our videos are available on YouTube. For more information about using YouTube, check out our Using YouTube with a screen reader tutorial.

  • Welcome to CELA (Youtube)
  • What is an accessible book? (Youtube)
  • What is in our collection? (Youtube)
  • What is printbraille? (Youtube)
  • CELA for kids and teens (Youtube)
  • CELA for educators (Youtube)
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FAQ

Which devices can I use to read books and magazines from CELA?

Answer: CELA books and magazines work with many popular accessible reading devices and apps. Find out more on ourCompatible devices and formats page.

Go to Frequently Asked Questions page

About us

The Centre for Equitable Library Access, CELA, is an accessible library service, providing books and other materials to Canadians with print disabilities.

  • Learn more about CELA
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  • Terms of acceptable use
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Suggestion Box

CELA welcomes all feedback and suggestions:

  • Join our Educator Advisory Group
  • Apply for our User Advisory Group
  • Suggest a title for the collection
  • Report a problem with a book

Contact Us

Email us at help@celalibrary.ca or call us at 1-855-655-2273 for support.

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