Assistive Technology Room - George Green Library

Whether it’s for quiet, focused study or to quickly drop-in to print something off, you can make a booking up to seven days in advance for three hours per day. 

• The room is located in George Green Library on University Park campus, directions can be found on Google Maps and AccessAble.

• The Assistive Technology Room is located on B floor, which can be reached using any of the 3 staircases or 2 lifts.

• An interactive map of George Green Library is available.
  

• The door is activated by a sensor, you need your university card to enter. 

Please help yourself to any items that will help you study, but make sure that everything stays in the Assistive Technology Room. 

Adjustable lights

The lights in the Assistive Technology Room can be adjusted using the dimmer switch. Press the switch to turn the lights on or off. Hold the switch up to make the lights brighter or dimmer. 

Adjustable desk 

The desk can be raised and lowered using the arrow buttons at the front. To adjust the height of the desk on the right, press both buttons simultaneously.  

Assistive software  

Our assistive software can be accessed by all students on university networked PCs. Open the Start menu and select UoN Applications to choose from the list of available software. 

• MindView – mind mapping software to help organisation, time management and planning assignments. 

• Read & Write – literacy support software. Includes text-to-speech, spell checker, word prediction, speaking dictionary and a scanning facility. 

You can find help menus within the software or ask library staff for support. 

Facilities  

• Toilets: Closest accessible, male and female toilets are located on B floor behind the book shelves. There are also accessible toilets located on floors A, C, D, E. 

• Water fountain: Available next to the toilets on floors B, C, E, and in the café area on A floor. 

• Print, copy and scan: The nearest printers are on the bridge on B floor. There are also printers on A, C, E and F floors.  

Assistive equipment

• Sensor activated automatic door 

• 2 height adjustable desks with 1 PC 

• 4 standard desks with 2 PCs 

• Desktop electronic magnifier with text-to-speech 

• 2 adjustable computer chairs 

• 1 kneeling chair 

• Coloured overlays 

• Adjustable lighting 

• Sensory items including noise cancelling headset, pop tubes, stretchy strings and squeeze balls 

• Wrist rests 

• Mousepad with wrist rest 

• Printer 

• Scanner 

• Headsets 

• Large standing whiteboard 

• Wall mounted large screen to connect to personal deviceFoot rest 

• Foot rest

• Keyboards: 

  • Standard wired keyboard 

  • ZoomText keyboard - with yellow keys 

  • 2 colour coded keyboards 

  • 2 ergonomic keyboards

• Mice:  

  • Standard mouse 

  • Ergonomic mice (2 right handed, 1 left handed) 

  • Trackball mouse

First aid and medical assistance  

If you are unwell and need medical assistance, please call 0115 951 4597, the Library team will call a first aider and offer help. 

If it is a serious incident and you require immediate medical help, call 999 and alert the Library team as soon as possible so that they can direct Security and the emergency services to your location. 

Fire alarm and evacuation   

The room is fitted with an audio alarm and a visual beacon. The visual beacon is a ceiling mounted red flashing light. 

When the fire alarm is activated, both will alert you that you should evacuate immediately. Library staff sweep the building and will check the assistive technology room as part of their safety checks. If you need assistance, please let the team know. 

We can offer a health and safety tour for assistive technology room users on request, please ask the Library team as part of your booking request.