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Services for users with a disability

The library tries to ensure that all staff and students with a disability are able to access the libraries, their resources and services.

Register for services

To use library services and equipment, first register with the university's Disability Liaison Unit. There is a variety of ways to contact the DLU

Library staff to help

Library staff are available to assist, they can

  • retrieve items from the shelves
  • make photocopies
  • show you how to use equipment
  • help you improve your academic learning skills

Assistance in these areas is by prior arrangement. If prior arrangement has not been made, the services available may be limited. Contact the disability liaison officer at the branch library you wish to use.

Branch libraries

Contact details, services, facilities and equipment available at each branch library

Facilities and equipment

Adaptive Technology rooms (ATR's)

ATR's are available at all branch libraries except Pharmacy. These rooms are equipped with the following software or hardware…

  • PC with scanner
  • student Novell account and internet access
  • Microsoft Office

Adaptive software

  • JAWS for screen reading
  • Magic for screen magnification
  • Read & Write Gold for page reading and text literacy assistance
  • Finereader for scanning and fast optical character recognition
  • Dragon Naturally Speaking for dictation and voice control of PC
  • Inspiration for graphical idea representation and essay structuring

The following equipment is also available…

  • Braille embosser and Duxbury translator at Matheson Library
  • Four track tape recorders at Matheson Library
  • Kurzweil book readers at Law and Matheson libraries
  • T T Y telephone typewriters at Caulfield, Matheson and Peninsula libraries
  • Book magnifiers at Matheson and Peninsula libraries
  • Lightweight book trolleys at Caulfield, Matheson, Gippsland and Peninsula libraries
  • Resting rooms at Hargrave-Andrew, Law, Matheson and Peninsula libraries

Services outside Monash University Library

A selection of disability related links including services provided by other libraries in Australia.

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