Bookable assistive spaces and rooms

What spaces, rooms and equipment are available?

Bookable assistive spaces and rooms

Some students are registered to book Assisstive Spaces, many of which are equipped with Assisstive software and technology. If you feel that this service would benefit you please contact the Inclusive Learning Team:
lib-inclusivelearning@sheffield.ac.uk

For students who qualify for this service these spaces are bookable up to six weeks in advance for a maximum of four hours per day.

These spaces are bookable via Resource Bookings in MUSE.

Equipment

All library sites provide:

  • Coloured paper
  • Coloured and large text keyboards
  • Hearing loop
  • Readit wand
  • Wrist support
  • Book stands

All student PC’s already have TextHelp Read & Write, ClaroRead, MindView, Inspiration and Adobe Acrobat DC Pro (available through the Software Centre).

Information Commons (3 rooms, 5 spaces)

Level 1

Assistive Technology Room 1.25

PC with Lex, Readit, Dragon, Zoomtext and  Audio Notetaker 
Text Enlarger Workstation with standalone CCTV text magnifier and OpticBook scanner on a height adjustable desk. There is also a whiteboard in the room

 Assistive Technology Room, Level 1 of the Information Commons
PC 1054 -  PC with Dolphin, Lex, Readit on a height adjustable desk (electronic)
PC 1055 -  PC with Zoomtext, Lex, Readit,  and a standard flatbed scanner (Epson V600 Photo)
PC 1056 -  PC with Jaws, Lex, Readit, and a height adjustable desk (electronic)		 PC 1054, 1055 & 1056 in The IC

Level 2

Assistive study room 2.21a (Silent Study) within Silent Study Room 2.21 - desk only, no PC. Assistive Group Room, 2.21a



Height adjustable desk 1 (manual) in Room 2.21 (Silent Study), no PC.
Height adjustable desk 2 (manual) in Room 2.21 (Silent Study), no PC.		 Silent Study room 2.21

Level 4

Assistive Group Room 4.25 with small table, no PC


The Diamond (6 spaces)

Third Floor

Desk and PC 17 in 310 General Study Area

Fourth floor

Text enlarger workstation within the Library Reference Collection ZooMax Machine in Diamond reference library

Stand alone CCTV text magnifier, OpticBook scanner and PC with Lex, Readit, and Zoomtext.

Silent study 4.02

PC with Lex, Readit on a height adjustable desk. Assistive PC in room 4.02 of The Diamond

Height adjustable desk, no PC.

Silent study 4.26

PC with Lex, Readit on a height adjustable desk.
Height adjustable desk, no PC.		 Assistive Workspaces in room 4.26, The Diamond

Western Bank Library (4 spaces)

Level 4

PC 11 - Lex, Readit, and Zoomtext on a height adjustable desk with supportive chair.
Height adjustable desk, no PC.

Level 5 (Architecture section)

Text Enlarger Workstation with stand alone CCTV text magnifier, OpticBook scanner and PC 7 with Lex, Readit,
and Zoomtext on a height adjustable desk with supportive chair.
PC 8 - with Lex, Readit on a height adjustable desk with supportive chair.		 Text enlarger workstation in the architecture section at WBL


Health Sciences Library at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (2 spaces)

Text enlarger workstation

Stand alone CCTV text magnifier, OpticBook scanner and PC 28 with Lex, Readit, and Zoomtext on a height adjustable desk. Health Sciences Library, Text enlarger workstation

Space 2

PC 22 with Lex, Readit on a height adjustable desk. Health Scienes library, Space 2