The Library eResources Accessibility Portal (LEAP) is an assessment tool that allows library staff at participating institutions to evaluate the accessibility of library eresources, and provides a growing repository of accessibility assessment reports that library staff can review to help make acquisition decisions, support library users, and advocate for accessible eresources. As of Summer 2024, four Ontario university partners have joined the Ontario college libraries in contributing assessments.

The LEAP assessment tool was launched in April 2020. It was developed to assist college libraries in upholding accessibility best practices and achieving compliance with the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) for ensuring the accessibility of electronic resources (IASR, 2011, s. 18(3)). You can find out more about the history of LEAP on the LEAP OCLS service page.

As of May 2024, 189 assessments have been completed and are available in the assessment repository.

With OCLS’s support, LEAP is directed by College Libraries Ontario, with work falling under the purview of the LEAP Steering Committee.

Contact LEAP 

To get in touch about the LEAP service, please contact us.

Recent Assessments

eResource	Created	Changed
ASME Digital Collection	Fri, 02/16/2024 - 18:37	Tue, 08/27/2024 - 13:16
Musical Theater Songs	Tue, 02/20/2024 - 14:30	Tue, 02/20/2024 - 15:18
UNWTO eLibrary	Tue, 02/20/2024 - 16:33	Wed, 03/06/2024 - 14:33
Access World News: Canada Edition	Thu, 02/22/2024 - 16:04	Wed, 03/27/2024 - 16:23
Scott's Directories	Mon, 02/26/2024 - 14:57	Tue, 04/16/2024 - 17:50
Natural Medicines	Wed, 03/13/2024 - 15:01	Mon, 03/25/2024 - 14:11
Black Thought and Culture	Tue, 03/19/2024 - 14:25	Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:21
Materials Science Collection	Wed, 03/20/2024 - 15:54	Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:33
Canadian Major Dailies	Mon, 03/25/2024 - 13:30	Tue, 03/26/2024 - 20:24
Canada Commons	Mon, 03/25/2024 - 18:09	Thu, 03/28/2024 - 16:21
College Complete eBook Collection	Wed, 03/27/2024 - 15:49	Thu, 03/28/2024 - 15:14
Fliptster	Fri, 04/05/2024 - 12:51	Tue, 05/28/2024 - 13:45
Libguides	Tue, 04/09/2024 - 14:17	Wed, 04/10/2024 - 16:49
Faulkner Advisory on Info Tech Studies - FAITS	Tue, 04/16/2024 - 15:51	Fri, 07/19/2024 - 14:51
Films on Demand	Fri, 04/19/2024 - 17:44	Tue, 05/07/2024 - 18:07
ed.flicks	Fri, 04/19/2024 - 19:42	Wed, 04/24/2024 - 13:29
ABI/INFORM Global	Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:18	Thu, 05/16/2024 - 13:46
IBISworld	Wed, 05/01/2024 - 14:13	Mon, 09/02/2024 - 02:47
eCommerce Insights	Wed, 05/01/2024 - 14:17	Mon, 09/02/2024 - 02:49
Reuters Newsfilm for Education	Mon, 05/06/2024 - 15:46	Tue, 09/10/2024 - 14:29
Grove Music Online	Fri, 05/10/2024 - 20:43	Fri, 07/05/2024 - 15:39
ACM Digital Library	Wed, 07/03/2024 - 14:02	Mon, 07/08/2024 - 21:03