Overview
For those who use assistive technologies, we have two library locations which offer a variety of specialized hardware and software. Computers at the Brooklyn Library have Windows 10 installed with the Narrator screen reader and Magnifier for screen magnification. We also have a dedicated workstation in the 1st Floor Fiction room with a combination of assistive hardware/software. Pratt Manhattan is outfitted with several computers with Microsoft Windows that use the Narrator screen reader and Magnifier for screen magnification. Pratt Manhattan also has a Topaz Ultra CCtv Reader. A full breakdown is below.
For assistance with assistive hardware or software, please ask for help at the Reference Desk.
Hardware
- Topaz EZ HD Desktop Magnifier (Brooklyn)
- Epson Scanners (Brooklyn & Manhattan)
- BookEye Scanners (Brooklyn & Manhattan)
- High Contrast Keyboard (Brooklyn)
- BIGTrack 2 trackball mouse (Brooklyn)
- ZoomText input microphone (Brooklyn)
- Topaz Ultra CCTV Reader (Manhattan)
Software
- JAWS Screen Reader (Brooklyn)
- Windows 10 Narrator Screen Reader (Brooklyn & Manhattan)
- Windows 10 Magnifier (Brooklyn & Manhattan)
- Fusion JAWS & ZoomText Magnifier (Brooklyn)
- FSReader 3.0 Book Reader (Brooklyn)
- ZoomText Screen Magnifier (Brooklyn)
- Kurzweil 3000 (Brooklyn & Manhattan)