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If you want to declare a disability or discuss the support that might be available to you:
Online: Disability & Dyslexia Support
Email: disability@lsbu.ac.uk
Phone: 0207 815 6454
or find them at the Student Life Centre help desk in the Student Centre
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We have 4 Assistive Technology Rooms in the Perry Library |
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Eligibility and locations: |
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Rooms 1 and 2 on Level 3 East These rooms are only bookable by those students who the DDS team have specifically requested to be allowed to use them. If you think you should be eligible to use these rooms but do not currently have access, please enquire with the University DDS team in the Student Centre
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This service is currently unavailable
If you would like any assistance with equipment or software in our Assistive Technology Rooms (ATR) please ask at our help desks on 1 East or 1 West.
We also offer one-to-one introductory training sessions for the software in the ATR. Enquire at our help desks and someone will contact your to arrange a convenient time.
Disability and Dyslexia Service offer free, confidential screenings throughout the year.
The booklet above, produced by DDS, shows you the step by step guide to the screening process.
Did you know that in Windows 10 you can make onscreen text bigger and brighter?
Did you know that you can change the mouse pointer and the cursor size?
Have you heard of the Ease of Access Centre?
It’s in Settings in Windows 10. There you’ll find these tools and other options – magnify all or part of the screen, try different colour filters or high-contrast schemes, use Windows Narrator to have things read out to you.
We can provide advice and introductory training on these accessibility tools, just ask at the help desk about booking an appointment. You can also email us at library@lsbu.ac.uk
Visit this useful Youtube playlist for information on some of these tools
Dolphin would like to offer every visually impaired students 3 months free access to their preferred version of SuperNova, for their home laptop or desktop computer. Instructions on how to apply for a download code for the software can be found following the link: here.
Please note: the Assistive Technology Rooms have now been upgraded to Windows 10.
• Dragon Speech Recognition is available in each Assistive Technology Room (ATR).
• Supernova is available in ATR 1 on Level 3 East. Jaws is available in ATR 2 on Level 3 East.
• MindManager, ClaroRead Plus and other standard LSBU software is available in every room.
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The library can offer you some extra services if you are registered with Disability and Dyslexia Support (DDS). |
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Two Assistive technology rooms on Level 3 East and a further two rooms on level 1 West of the Perry Library are reserved for students registered with DDS and who have been assessed as needing this provision. If you think you would benefit by having access to these rooms please contact the DDS team to discuss.
Your ID card should give you access to the rooms. If there is a problem with your card please contact the Student Life Centre help desk.
You can arrange for someone to pick up and return items for you. They will need to bring your ID card, proof of their own identity, and a letter from you saying that they have permission to use your card.
We are also happy to come with you to look for books and other items in the library. Just ask at the help desk.
If you need a helper or support worker to accompany you when using the library then please contact the University DDS team via the Student Life Centre to discuss how best this can be arranged for you
We can copy journal articles or sections from books for you. You can pick up the copies at the library or we can send them to you by post or email. To request your copies please use our photocopying and scanning request form
If a book or other item is available to be borrowed in the library then we can send it to you by post. There is a charge for each item we send. To request a book or other item please use our postal loan request form
We can fetch books and other items from our shelves and keep them on the hold shelf at Perry Library for you to collect. We will keep them for up to a week. To request books to be kept for you please use our put aside request form
The Perry Library has a DaVinci magnifier which can magnify books, change the colour and contrast of the text and background, and read printed text out loud.
The Help Desk on Level 1 East can supply coloured page overlays free of charge.
We would like to assist you in any way we can. You can contact us by email at library@lsbu.ac.uk, by phone on 020 7815 6607 or in person at our help points in the Perry Library.
Find out more about the additional Library services for students registered with LSBU Disability & Dyslexia Support team
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ClaroRead Plus Literacy support software that can help with proofing, understanding and checking text onscreen. You can read any on-screen text out loud and enables scanned paper books and documents to be read aloud. Available on all PCs across campus. |
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Dragon Software Dragon is voice recognition software. You speak to the computer and it follows your commands allowing you to navigate the screen without the use of a mouse. Dragon can be used by anyone who would prefer to say their ideas as opposed to type them. Available in all of our Assistive Technology Rooms. |
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MindManager Mind mapping package with many uses; planning assignments and projects, exam preparation, collaborative working. Available on all PCs across campus. |
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SuperNova Screen-reading and magnification program for blind or partially sighted users. Available in Assistive Technology Room 1 on level 3 East of the Perry Library. |
Alongside the accessibillity software installed on the library PCs that we support there are a number of external free apps, add ons and resources online that can help study and aid productivity that you might find useful.*
*Please note these are just suggestions and are not applications supported by either Student IT Support or IT Services .
These apps can help you to:
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Google offers a number of free Chrome add-ons that help you get organised, view your device how you want it. There are apps that can help you speed read such as Spreed
Applevis is a community powered website for blind and low vision users of apple products. As well as directing users to a range of apps it offers resources and mechanisms for raising awareness of the accessibility of Apple products and related applications, and for promoting further advancement in accessibility.
My Computer My Way offers a variety of ways that you can alter your devices settings to increase their accessibility and functionality.
Audacity is free open source software that allows you to record and edit audio files.
You may find working in silence or the ambient sounds of a study area distracting, some people can find listening to white, pink or brown noise can help them to mask external distractions and concentrate. This app provides a range of different sounds including rainfall, birdsong, cafe chatter as well as pink, brown and white noise generators.
The RNIB is a charity that helps support people with sight loss they have an excellent beginners guide to using assistive technology for those with visual impairments
Action on hearing loss provides support for people with hearing loss they have an extensive list of apps that can help you navigate the environment around you. Braci can record sounds in your environment and gives alerts on your smart phone when it recognises them. Let me hear again, can convert speech to text and text to speech.
Microsoft Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the low vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text and objects
