Among the main objectives of the ETD programs in different institutions, one is making the contents of theses & dissertations available to the academic community. This availability knows no borders since digital libraries can be accessed on the Web by users all over the world. At the same time, there are users who can be very close to an ETD program, like students or faculty, but who have difficulties in accessing the contents of digital theses & dissertations. It is the group of blind or visually impaired persons. This paper presents a project to make ETDs and the digital library that makes them available accessible to this group. It has been going on for a little over a year and results are partial. Navigation on the systems and access to document contents are the focus. Current problems and solutions are presented, and results derived from new technologies are mentioned.