Services for Patrons with Disabilities
The UMD Library offers facilities and services to assist patrons with disabilities. UMD Students requesting assistance will want to register with UMD's Access Center.
Services offered include:
- Individualized reference assistance
- Materials retrieval
- Loan period adjustments
- Document delivery
- Document conversion (to large print by photocopy, or from electronic image to electronic text)
- Specialized service tailored to your needs (by prior arrangement)
Adaptive technology is available in rooms 122, 124, and 126 with a variety of software and hardware as listed below:
Room L122:Hardware:Windows PC with 21" monitor, trackball, flatbed scanner, Reading Edge, and adjustable height work station. Software:JAWS, Zoomtext, Dragon-Naturally-Speaking, Open Book, Text Help |
Room L124:Hardware:Both MAC and PC computers with 21" monitor. Software:The PC has Zoomtext and Jaws while the MAC has internal screen magnification software. |
Room L126:Hardware:Windows PC with 21" monitor, trackball, flatbed scanner and Reading Edge, Braille Embosser and adjustable height work station. Software:AWS, Zoomtext, Dragon-Naturally-Speaking, Open Book, Text Help and software to convert text to braille. |
For further information on the adaptive equipment resources please see descriptions
on the Disability Services and Resources page.
For more information, or to request service, contact:
Charlene Brown
cbrown@d.umn.edu
218-726-8539