IT Accessibility
Introduction
IT Services is committed to making our services available to all staff and students and is particularly keen to improve access for anyone with a particular disability. The use of information services on campus has a particular role to play in serving this commitment and meeting demands by bringing information and e-mail to the users workstation, and giving users immediate access to staff.
Dyslexia
Scanners are available in some computer labs and can either scan images or can scan text and import it into a document (Optical Character Recognition).
Mind mapping software: Mind Genius is available in all computer labs, and is also optionally available to staff
Sight
The Library also has a Galileo Reading System for those with dyslexia or a visual impairment. The automatic scanner scans a page and analyses it to learn which parts are text and which graphics. After scanning, the text can either be read back immediately, or saved to disk. They also have a Telesensory Chroma Plus camera and viewing table to aid users with limited vision. Further information on the Library's facilities for those with additional needs.
Disabilities and Additional Needs Department
www.lboro.ac.uk/disabilities/
English Language Studies Unit (for those with dyslexia)
www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/elsu/