Hi everyone!

If you've ever helped a visually impaired student do research, you know they experience challenges unique to their disability -- like, how to read all those articles? Many times the student wants you to save the articles as text on a USB thumb drive.

What happens after that? Well, the student usually uses a software called JAWS that reads the text of the article out loud. So for students like these, reading is as much about listening as it is about text on the page.

Lucky for everyone, we have a computer with JAWS software right here in the Reference Room! The Dell Computer closest to printer #2 has JAWS on it. If a patron wants to use it, s/he will have to check out headphones from the circulation desk (or bring their own).

There is also a room with equipment for students with disabilities, including a computer with JAWS on it, near the ITS computer lab on the first floor. This room is accessible to current students only and requires a staff member from circulation to unlock the door.

Let me know if you have any questions.



Not that JAWS! Haha