Info-adapted posts
The Library Services has study stations and computers adapted for people with disabilities.
Equipment
Information desk:
- Equipment for hearing impaired: 3 magnetic loops.
conference room multiple:
- 1 reserved seat.
- Equipment for the visually impaired: OCR (Optical Character Recognition), large screens, photocopier with A3 enlargement capacity, headphones and magnifying glass.
- Equipment for the hearing impaired: documentaries with subtitles (software to play them) and webcam.
- Equipment for motor disabilities: ergonomic mouse and keyboard and 2 self-adjusting tables.
Information desk:
- Equipment for hearing impairment: a magnetic loop.
Computer zone:
- 1 reserved seat.
- Equipment for the visually impaired: headphones and magnifying glass.
- Equipment for hearing impaired: webcam.
- Equipment for motor disabilities: ergonomic mouse and keyboard.
Software
All infoadapted equipment is equipped with:
Equipment for the visually impaired:
- Jaws: screen reader software.
- ZoomText: software for screen enlargement, contrast and colour variation.
- Windows Magnifier: Magnifier application to magnify the location of the pointer on the screen.
Equipment for the hearing impaired:
- Meets: Google application that allows you to make video calls.
Equipment for motor disabilities:
- MICE: a programme that allows Username to access the computer by using another subject physical device (keyboard), other than a conventional mouse.
Equipment for development / learning disability:
- Mindomo: software for creating mind and concept maps.
- CMapTools: tool to create concept maps.
Specialised mobile applications, useful for people with special needs, are:
- Ability Connect: free application adapted to the needs of deaf people and people with leave vision or dyslexia.
- Hand Talk: translates spoken or written words into sign language through an avatar.
- Voice Dream Reader: iOS app that reads aloud articles, documents and books.
- Voice Dream Writer: tool for iOS typing, which automatically corrects as you type. It also works for dictating texts, and re-reads them to check that everything is correct.
Settings on the mobile phone:
- VoiceOver: setting included in the iOS operating system of the iPhone or iPad. It is activated under Settings / General / Accessibility / VoiceOver or by pressing the Home Button three times consecutively. The accessibility feature activated by pressing the Home Button three consecutive times is configured in Settings / General / Accessibility / Quick Function.