What is the Engineering Village Accessibility Statement?
Last updated on March 11, 2026
Accessibility at Elsevier
At Elsevier, accessibility is a key part of how we support researchers, librarians, and students worldwide. We are committed to creating digital experiences that are inclusive and usable for everyone, including people with disabilities. You can read more about our company-wide approach to accessibility in Elsevier’s Accessibility Policy.
We are committed to ensuring that our products comply with accessibility regulations worldwide. To learn about the improvements we are making, please refer to our statements on the European Accessibility Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act Title II update.
Click a section below to see more information about Accessibility in Engineering Village.
WCAG 2.1 level AA
Engineering Village aspires to meet all guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
For a detailed review of how Engineering Village supports each WCAG 2.1 Level AA criterion, please refer to our Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). This report, also known as the ‘Voluntary Product Accessibility Template’ (VPAT), was last updated on February 13, 2025.
Additionally, you may refer to the Elsevier Accessibility Conformance Reports directory. This directory contains the Accessibility Conformance Reports for Elsevier’s products and services, based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).
Review the EV Accessibility Roadmap to learn about recent accessibility feature improvements and the plans for future enhancements.
All content on Engineering Village is available in HTML, and some content is available in PDF format. Refer to the chart below.
Formats | How to access | Availability | How to open | Accessibility considerations |
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HTML | Displayed on the document page where available. From a search result, select a document title to go to the HTML version of the content. | Available for most documents, with some exceptions: | Web browser | The HTML format for documents is the most compatible with screen readers such as JAWS and VoiceOver. Example HTML article view. |
Select ‘View PDF’ if available. This will open the PDF version of the document in your default PDF reader. | Available for most journal articles and book chapters. | Use the PDF viewer in your browser, or an external one such as Adobe Reader. |
Engineering Village features, content, and functionality are designed to be accessible by all users and devices.
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Navigate Engineering Village | Each user interface function on an Engineering Village page may be highlighted by using your keyboard's ‘Tab’ key.
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Select menu and radio button items | Press the up and down arrows on your keyboard to move up and down a list of menu items or a group of radio buttons on an Engineering Village page.
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Select or Clear a checkbox | Press the ‘Tab’ key on your keyboard to move to a checkbox. Once highlighted, press the space bar to select or clear a checkbox. |
Press your keyboard's ‘Enter’ key | Press the ‘Enter’ key to execute an Engineering Village user interface function.
For example, after you have entered search terms in the Search box(es), and have the magnifying glass icon highlighted, press ‘Enter’ to execute an Engineering Village search. |
Access alternate formats of Elsevier books and journals | To request alternate formats of Elsevier books and journals, contact the ‘Global Book Archive’ at [email protected]. |
Using an alternate presentation of tutorial media | Engineering Village tutorials are available in HTML format. |
- To report any accessibility issue or for accessibility support, please contact [email protected].
- If you require electronic files for a student or staff member with a disability, you may use the AccessText Network or the Elsevier Disability Request Form to request a file. Most requests are fulfilled the same day.
- Read more about RELX Group’s Accessibility Policy
- In 2010, Elsevier was awarded the first-ever Jisc TechDis award to highlight publishers that improve their business processes to make resources more accessible to people with disabilities
- In 2016, Elsevier was awarded the Accessible Books Consortium Award for Accessible Publishing.
- Elsevier shared the story of best practices in a journal special issue of Learned Publishing: The ScienceDirect accessibility journey: A case study.
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