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| About Access Services | The Access Services
Program is part of the Adult Readers and Information Services Department and is located on
the concourse level. Access Services allows people with disabilities to use library
resources within the library. Computers in this area are restricted to those with
disabilities. This area maintains
a reference collection of disability-related materials, including Americans with
Disabilities Act regulations, education, health, housing, parenting, travel, as well as
resource directories. Periodicals in Braille, produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and current back issues of Braille Forum, Braille Monitor, and Journal of Visual Impairment are available, as well as popular titles such as The New York Times and Science News. Periodicals on a range of issues related to physical and mental disabilities are also located in the Access Center. Videotapes
that offer closed captioning and American Sign Language (ASL)
interpretation for deaf and hard-of-hearing people and descriptive
narratives for blind and visually disabled people (DVS videos)
are available in the adjacent Audio-Visual
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| Large Print Books | The
large print collection
is located on the first floor of the General Library. Non-fiction
in large print is shelved against the back wall to the far left of
the Catalog Desk. Large print fiction is located in the back left
corner of the first floor, near the back wall near the Travel Guidebook
section. The latest large print fiction can be found at the end of
the new fiction section. Return to Top |
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| Equipment |
The BPL and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network are pleased that the following equipment was provided by the Community Information Network for Individuals with Disabilities (CINID). CINID is funded through grants from National Library of Medicine, The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, & The Boston Foundation. For more information about CINID go to www.disabilityexchange.org
Computer use for adults with disabilities is limited to two hours per day. Customers must have a Boston Public Library card to sign up for computer time. Telephone reservations are permitted. Please call: (617) 536-5400, extension 2295. When requesting a particular computer, refer to these computer stations: ACA1: JAWS, Kurzweil, Zoomtext, scanner, printer, Internet use ACA2: JAWS, Kurzweil, Zoomtext, printer, Braille printer, Internet use PC1: Internet use, CINID equipment as listed above. PC2: Internet
use, CINID equipment as listed above. For program assistance and for general
information or to make an appointment call (voice) 617-536-5400 extension 2295 or (TTD)
617-536-7055. |
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