We're delighted to be able to invite our users who may need visual or hearing assistance when using a computer to stop by this new workstation and get a look at how some new software will provide that help. Scan a page using a flatbed scanner and Open Book will read aloud to you or, if you have low vision, modify the way the page is presented on the screen. This interactive computer program is designed to make Windows and Windows-based applications accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. The program provides screen magnification and speech synthesis for screen description, commands, creating, editing, and reading electronic documents. The cassette tapes are a recording of the accompanying printed manual.
Audio amplification is also available.
The HelpDesk in the MicroLab can assist with a limited amount of instruction in the use of the software. The software instruction manuals will be available at the HelpDesk in the MicroLab and you can borrow them while you are using the workstation. Multiple cassettes, for more in-depth information on the features of the software, will be available from Reserve at the Circulation Desk. The cassettes, and player, can be used anywhere in the library.