Disabled users services
The library provides a range of services for disabled members and members with learning difficulties, and is committed to being responsive to your needs and accessible to all
How the library can help
The library uses the social model of disability to provide equality of access by removing social and physical barriers to resources. We help by providing:
- one-to-one follow-up literature search and database training with our information skills librarian
- your own unique login for free photocopying and printing for extended limits that allow you to print or copy longer documents without interruption
- adjustable desk for wheelchair users
- postal loans and extended loan periods
- book fetching – you can request items for collection and pick them up from the library. Please contact us at least two working days in advance with details of the items you require
- accessible materials – if library resources do not meet your needs it may be possible for us to provide alternative formats
Resources
- tips and information on study skills
- membership of RNIB Bookshare can be arranged for students with a qualifying print disability
- the Librivox Project is a growing a collection of audio books in the public domain read by volunteers, which can be preferable to an automated voice. Books are mainly fiction but there is also some Freud and psychology related material
Disability support from library staff
For enquiries about one-to-one training in the use of library resources, or any other type of assistance, send an email to the Library Disability Support Team.
Assistive technologies
- see our separate web page for information about built-in options for accessibility on devices and software
- listen to book chapters and journal articles available in the library online collection