Disabled Patron Services

The University Library, in partnership with the Learning Needs and Evaluation Center and ITC, provides a variety of services and equipment in support of the research needs of individuals with disabilities.

Arrangements can be made for retrieving materials or providing specialized study arrangements.

Patrons with visual or hearing impairments can find a variety of assistive technology in Clemons Library. This includes:

• headphones (checkout from Circulation)
• ZoomText software
• Kurzweil 3000 Reading, Writing, Learning software
• JAWS screen reading software
• a Sorenson VideoPhone for ASL communication
• 2 Pico handheld magnifiers (checkout from Circulation - an additional magnifier can be checked out at the Music Library)
• a Topaz desktop video magnifier (also available in Alderman Library in the Government Information Reading Room on the 3rd floor, in the Music Library in Old Cabell Hall, and in the Brown Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall)

Individual libraries can provide specific information about wheelchair accessibility. For more information about these and other services, call Todd Burks, Coordinator of Disability Services (Office phone: 924-3162; Clemons Library Main Desk: 924-3684; Email: tcb2e@virginia.edu ).