Library Services for Users with Disabilities and Dyslexia

General Information

We work closely with colleagues in the University's Disabilities and Dyslexia Service, who advise us of adjustments required by students using an Internal Needs Assessment Report (INAR).

If you do not currently have an INAR in place then please contact the Disabilities and Dyslexia Service (DDS) to discuss your needs.

If your INAR indicates that it is appropriate, we can provide the following services:

• Assistance in using the online catalogue
• Assistance in locating material on the shelves
• Book-fetching service – please note there is a delay in retrieving requested material
• Extending the loan period on 1-week loan items to 3 weeks
• Advice on obtaining print materials in alternative formats for students with visual impairment

The University also provides a range of assistive technologies, details of which can be found on the DDS website.

Any member of the library staff will be happy to assist you in your use of the library; in addition, each library has a designated person who is responsible for liaising on library matters with disabled users and the Disabilities and Dyslexia Service.

National Talking Newspapers and Magazines brings print to life by transcribing a wide variety of popular newspapers and magazines into a range of accessible formats for blind, visually impaired and print disabled people. You can search publications available by subject category. Contact library Information Desk for login details.

• Entrance is on the ground floor.
• There is lift access to all floors.
• In the event of lift breakdown students registered with mobility problems with Disabilities and Dyslexia Service can be given a key to use an alternative lift.
• Apply at the Information Desk.

• Entrance is on the 2nd floor which is served by a lift from the foyer.
• The Library spans the 2nd and 3rd floors; there is an internal lift to reach the 3rd floor.

• Entrance is on the 1st floor, which is served by a lift from the foyer.
• There is easy wheelchair / restricted mobility access to all areas of the library, with the exception of the Silent Study Room which is accessed by three steps.

• Entrance is on the 3rd floor.
• Wheelchair / restricted mobility access to the 4th floor is via the swipe card entrance outside the lift.
• You will need to register with the university Disabilities and Dyslexia Service to get a swipe card.
• If you wish to use the group study area at the rear of the library 3rd floor, there is an internal lift.