Assistive technology

We have ten accessible PC study spaces at the Horsforth Campus Library and two accessible PCs at the Leeds City Campus Library. 

The 24-Hour IT room at the Horsforth Campus has larger screens and high-visibility keyboards (coming soon).

Ask at the Library Helpdesk for location of these, or check out our floorplans:

All PCs in the Library have the following built-in Microsoft assistive features:

• Magnifier - makes part or all of your screen bigger so you can see words and images better. 
• Windows Speech Recognition - works on your device with or without an Internet connection, and allows you to control Windows and some applications using voice commands, as well as dictate text.
• Microsoft Office applications also have assistive features including dictate, read aloud and translate.

If you need any help accessing these apps or features please ask at the IT Helpdesk or make a request through the IT Self Service Portal.

We have a range of assistive equipment available including:

• Coloured overlays
• Ergonomic mice including left-handed and vertical
• Ergonomic and left-handed keyboards
• Dictation headphones
• Magnifying glass
• Scanmarker text-to-speech wireless digital highlighter
• Wrist rests and cushioned mouse pads
• Wand portable scanner with OCR software (Horsforth Campus only)
• Back support pads (Horsforth Campus only)

These items can be borrowed from the Library Helpdesk and are for use within the Library.

If you think there is any other software or equipment we should have that would be useful to students with disabilities please let our Disability Liaison Officer know.

Ebooks, journals and databases often have read aloud functions, options to change the text and background, and other accessibility features. The Accessibility of online resources guide includes an overview of features available on our most popular ebook platforms and databases.

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