- Description
- Provides adaptive technology services that combine computer hardware and software features into a fully integrated workstation.
Service offers:
- assistive technologies to make accessing information easier for individuals with disabilities
Includes:
- motorized furniture for individuals to adjust their workstation to their specific physical needs
- keyboards with adjustable touch sensitivity and character sizes
- head mouse and switch that allows individuals with controlled head movement and lightweight tapping touch to use a computer with a visual onscreen keyboard
- screen magnification software that increases the size of text on the computer screen
- screen reader software that reads aloud the content of the computer screen
- optical character recognition scanner where information can be scanned into the computer, displayed and spoken aloud by the screen reader software
- word prediction software that assists in preparing written documents by signaling spelling errors, provides word suggestions and audio support
- voice-operated computer programs
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- individuals with physical, visual, cognitive, and hearing disabilities
- Application Process
- Service Access: Registration Required, To access service:
- apply for Special Services library card
- library card must be registered to individual accessing services
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Telephone
- 403-260-2600
- Web Site
- https://www.calgarylibrary.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: Yes - Ground level entrance with automatic doors. Accessible washrooms, computer catalogue, study table.
Other disabled access: Yes - Four designated parking spaces, convenient drop-off zone, two walkers available. - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Last Verified On
- October 19, 2023
- Address
- 8665 Nose Hill Drive NW
Calgary, AB, T3G 5T3
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon09:00 AM to 09:00 PMTue09:00 AM to 09:00 PMWed09:00 AM to 09:00 PMThu09:00 AM to 09:00 PMFri09:00 AM to 06:00 PMSat09:00 AM to 05:00 PMSun12:00 PM to 05:00 PM
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