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One of our student employees or library staff members can help you if you have questions or need assistance with printing, retrieving books from the stacks, or other tasks.
Visit the Information Desk. We can identify where your book is located. We can assist with simple reference questions or retrieve a librarian who can offer more detailed assistance.
The library has handheld magnifiers available for checkout to patrons with vision impairment, allowing for more comfortable reading, studying, or other task performance.
This is a reserve item and may be checked out for up to eight hours. Please see the Information Desk to check out a magnifier.
The library has Large-Print USB Keyboards available for checkout to visually impaired patrons. These keyboards have clear, high contrast, enlarged keys and serve to improve readability and to make typing easier.
If you need a keyboard, please see the Information Desk. This is a reserve item that can be checked out for up to eight hours.
Noise-reducing headsets are available for checkout to patrons who are sensitive to noise for use in areas other than our quiet and silent floors. These devices connect to your device via Bluetooth.
Please see the Information Desk to check out a headset. This is a reserve item and may be checked out for up to four hours.
Patrons who experience issues with hand movement and control, the library offers a trackball mouse for checkout. This item assists with mobility issues such as arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
This item is on reserve at the Information Desk and may be checked out for a period of up to eight hours.
The UbiDuo 2 SGD is a Dedicated Speech Generating Device specifically for generating speech from typed text. This lightweight and portable Speech Generating Device allows the person with a severe speech impairment the ability to communicate with anyone using typed text to speech. This device can be checked out as needed for a twenty-four-hour term.
One scanner is available for use in the Houston ARC, Room 4132.