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Services for Users who are Blind or Visually ChallengedRetrieval of BooksStaff working at service desks in all departments of all the libraries will help retrieve materials. Please make your needs known.Assistive Listening SystemsAll classrooms in the Bailey/Howe Library have assistive listening systems, as well as all classrooms on campus that seat more than 60 people. The Media Resources Department in the Bailey/Howe Library also has a few of these personal devices available for loan.Magnifier for Windows 2000Opens a magnified window which follows the user's cursor like a magnifying glass.Location: Available in the Accessibility Tools folder on all public computers in the Bailey/Howe Library and the Cook Chemisty/Physics Library. Narrator for Windows 2000Narrator reads what is displayed on the screen-the contents of the active window, menu options, or text that has been typed.Location: Available in the Accessibility Tools folder on all public computers in the Bailey/Howe Library and the Cook Chemisty/Physics Library. Note: While all of these public computers come equiped with sound cards, there are no speakers attached. Please feel free to bring a set of headphones or borrow a pair from the Circulation Desk. The Reading Edge Kurzweil ReaderEasy to use system, a page of text is placed on a scanner, digitized and then read back.Location: Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. Closed Circuit TVText or an object placed under a camera is magnified for viewing.Location: Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. Duxbury Braille Translator for Microsoft Windows and Braille Blazer PrinterTranslated print into grade 1 or grade 2 literary Braille.Location: Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. JAWS for WindowsScreen-reading and magnification software developed for the blind or people with certain learning disabilities, providing access to the web, e-mail, and information databases.Location: Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. Dragon Naturally Speaking PreferredAllows the user to dictate to various programs such as a word processor.Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. Arkenstone Open BookA software program that turns a computer into a reading machine.Location: Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. Zoom TextDesigned to provide access to Microsoft Windows applications with enlargements up to 16 x.Location: Facilitated Study Room of the Bailey/Howe Library. Specialized Audio-casette PlayersAvailable in the Media Resources Department of the Bailey/Howe Library Additional Services on the UVM CampusPlease contact the UVM ACCESS Office for additional assistance and information concerning services for users with special needs across campus.Location: A-170 Living Learning Center Phone: 802-656-7753 (V/TTY), 802-656-3865 (TTY only) Fax: FAX: 802-656-0739 E-mail: access@uvm.edu Web Site: http://www.uvm.edu/access/ |
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