Assistive Technology Room - Hallward 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. 

• Hallward Library is located on University Park campus, directions can be found on Google Maps and AccessAble.

• Assistive technology rooms LG123 and LG126 are located on level 1.

• From the level 2 library entrance make your way down to level 1 (stairs on the right as you go through the gates, lift on the right further down from the entrance).
• Both doors are activated by a sensor, you will need your university card to access the room.

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: Accessible and gender-neutral toilets and can be found opposite the library entrance. 

• Water fountain: Available opposite the library entrance next to the café.  

• Print, copy and scan: The nearest printers are located outside the assistive technology room on the right.  

Assistive equipment

• Sensor activated automatic door 

• 3 height adjustable desks 

• 1 PC workstation  

• 2 double monitor workstations (HDMI, DisplayPort and mini-VGA DisplayPort input) 

• 3 adjustable computer chairs  

• Coloured overlays 

• Adjustable lighting 

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

• Keyboards: 

  • Standard wired keyboard 

  • Ergonomic keyboard

• Mice:  

  • Standard mouse 

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: Accessible and gender-neutral toilets and can be found opposite the library entrance. 

• Water fountain: Available opposite the library entrance next to the café.  

• Print, copy and scan: The nearest printers are located outside the assistive technology room on the right.  

Assistive equipment

• Sensor activated automatic door 

• 3 height adjustable desks 

• 1 PC workstation  

• 2 double monitor workstations (HDMI, DisplayPort and mini-VGA DisplayPort input) 

• 3 adjustable computer chairs  

• Coloured overlays 

• Adjustable lighting 

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

• Keyboards: 

  • Standard wired keyboard 

  • Ergonomic keyboard

• Mice:  

  • Standard mouse 

First aid and medical assistance  

If you are unwell and need medical assistance, please call 0115 8230558, 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.  

The fire alarm at GML has two types of signals - a single tone intermittent alarm or a 2-tone continuous alarm. 

• If the single tone intermittent alarm sounds, DO NOT EVACUATE. 

• If the double tone continuous alarm sounds, EVACUATE. 

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.