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Facilities and Equipment Available in Gelman Library for Patrons with Disabilities

Gelman Library Adaptive Computer Lab (B04D)

Available Units: 4 computer stations
Equipment:
- Blind
  - Jaws for Windows (speech access)
  - Braille Window (refreshable braille)
  - Juliet Braille Embosser (for hard copy)
  - Kurzweil 1000 (scan and read)
- Low Vision
  - Jaws for Windows (speech access)
  - Zoom Text (mangification of computer image)
  - CCTV (magnfication of hard copy)
- Learning Disability
- Mobility or Coordination

Reading Room, Gelman 404

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Media Resources (Lower Level, Gelman Library)

4-Track Tape Recorders
Juliet Interpoint Braille Embosser
Kurzweil Personal Reader
Arkinstone Scannner
Dec-Talk PC
Vocalize Speech Reader
Dragon System's DragonDictate 2.0 (for Windows)

The Gelman Library building conforms to the standards set by the American with Disabilities Act of 1991.

Disability Support Services

To make arrangements to use any of this equipment, contact GW's Disability Support Services Office at (202) 994-8250 or via their web page at http://gwired.gwu.edu/dss/. For special needs in the Gelman Library not addressed by that office, you may call the Library Administration Office at (202) 994-6455, weekdays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Disability Support Services (DSS) provides an assistant to those students who have physical limitations in the library or laboratory setting. If you have established a file at DSS and have been approved for this service, please consult the lab coordinator.

For more information, call the Reference Desk at (202) 994-6048 or use the E-mail Reference Form. This page is maintained by the Web Development Group.

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