Accessing ebooks and ejournals in accessible and audio formats

Date: Friday 8 March
Time: 11.00 – 12.30
Venue: Online

Would you like to know more about tools and services to make online resources more accessible for our users? The Libraries Accessibility Service is offering an online training session (based on a session originally designed for students) covering:

• Explore accessibility features on VLeBooks
• Explore an audio version of a journal article
• Find out about audiobooks available through O’Reilly
• Discover RNIB Bookshare, the Alternate Formats Service and the copyright exception for print disabled students
• Find out how to convert files to other formats using SensusAccess
• Have a list of free reading support and screenreader tools to try

Some of the tools/services covered are available to all members of the University, while others are only for eligible students.

This session will take place on Microsoft Teams. We will share the link the day before the session.

For further information, or if there is anything we can do to make the session more accessible for you (including slides in advance), please contact disability@lib.cam.ac.uk.

Trainers: Patrick Dowson and Lindsay Jones

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Visit the UL’s bookable study spaces with the Libraries Accessibility Service

Dates: Tuesday 12 March: 3:00-4:00 pm and Wednesday 13 March: 10:00-11:00am
Venue: University Library. Meet at the front entrance

Trainers: Patrick Dowson and Lindsay Jones

Description

Are you interested in finding out more about the range of bookable study spaces in the main UL and how these can benefit all users, including disabled students? On this one-hour tour you will:

• Meet at the front entrance to the UL and look at the accessible access routes into the building
• Visit the Assistive Technology Room where we will explain how users can book and show you some available ergonomic equipment. We will also give a short demonstration of Dolphin Supernova (screen reading software) and Dragon Professional Speech-to-Text. (Note: this is a small room and we may be up to 7 people. Mask wearing is recommended for this part of the tour).
• Visit the South Wing 3 Study Hub, including the Group and Single Study Rooms
• Visit the Commonwealth Room Postgraduate Study Space
• See the Acoustic Pods

We will be happy to try to answer your questions about accessible study spaces.

For further information, or if there is anything we can do to make the tour more accessible for you, please contact disability@lib.cam.ac.uk.

We are offering 2 separate sessions – participants only need to come to one!

Number of places per session: 5

Please note that this is a repeat of the sessions that were offered in previous terms and the content has not changed.

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Visit the UL’s bookable study spaces with the Libraries Accessibility Service

Dates:

Wednesday 25^th October 11:00am-12:00pm

Tuesday 5^th December 2:00-3:00pm

Friday 8^th December 11:00-12:00pm

Trainers: Patrick Dowson and Lindsay Jones

Description

Are you interested in finding out more about the range of bookable study spaces in the main UL and how these can benefit all users, including disabled students? On this one-hour tour you will:

• Meet at the front entrance to the UL and look at the accessible access routes into the building
• Visit the Assistive Technology Room where we will explain how users can book and show you some available ergonomic equipment. We will also give a short demonstration of Dolphin Supernova (screen reading software) and Dragon Professional Speech-to-Text. (Note: this is a small room and we may be up to 7 people. Mask wearing is recommended for this part of the tour).
• Visit the South Wing 3 Study Hub, including the Group and Single Study Rooms
• Visit the Commonwealth Room Postgraduate Study Space
• See the Acoustic Pods

We will be happy to try to answer your questions about accessible study spaces.

For further information, or if there is anything we can do to make the tour more accessible for you, please contact disability@lib.cam.ac.uk.

Number of places per session: 5

Please note that this is a repeat of the sessions that were offered in previous terms and the content has not changed.

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Visit the UL’s bookable study spaces with the Libraries Accessibility Service

Dates:

Wednesday June 14^th: 11am – 12pm

Friday June 16^th: 2pm – 3pm

Wednesday June 21^st: 11am – 12pm

Trainers: Patrick Dowson and Lindsay Jones

Description

Are you interested in finding out more about the range of bookable study spaces in the main UL and how these can benefit all users, including disabled students? On this one-hour tour you will:

• Meet at the front entrance to the UL and look at the accessible access routes into the building
• Visit the Assistive Technology Room where we will explain how users can book and show you some available ergonomic equipment. We will also give a short demonstration of Dolphin Supernova (screen reading software) and Dragon Professional Speech-to-Text. (Note: this is a small room and we may be up to 7 people. Mask wearing is recommended for this part of the tour).
• Visit the South Wing 3 Study Hub, including the Group and Single Study Rooms
• Visit the Commonwealth Room Postgraduate Study Space
• See the Acoustic Pods

We will be happy to try to answer your questions about accessible study spaces.

For further information, or if there is anything we can do to make the tour more accessible for you, please contact disability@lib.cam.ac.uk.

Number of places per session: 5

Please note that this is a repeat of the sessions we offered in Lent Term and the content has not changed.

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Sensory awareness training

Date: Tues 7 March 2023
Time: 09:15-12:15
Venue: Milstein Room, UL

Would you like to learn more about sensory impairments? In this session you will be introduced to a range of sensory impairments including deafness, visual impairment, dyslexia, autism, ADHD and anxiety. Through a discussion and sharing of your knowledge and experiences about these impairments, you will learn to appreciate and understand them better as well as enrich your own learning and teaching strategies for disabled students more broadly.

This workshop is made of three parts:

1. Introduction
2. Recognising issues
3. Sharing experiences

Trainer: Zrinka Mendas

Number of places: 20

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Working with students with mental health conditions in the library

Date: 17 May 18

Time: 2.30-4.30pm

Venue: Disability Resource Centre, Keynes House, Trumpington St. Please note the venue has level access and an accessible toilet.

This participative workshop will include a discussion of the barriers for students with mental health difficulties using the library, and reminders about the support available outside the library services. Through discussion of case studies we will look at improving practice with students with mental health difficulties and improve the understanding of common diagnostic labels.

Course leaders: Kirsty Wayland and Rachel Demery

Cost: Free

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Libraries: making them accessible to disabled people

Date: Wednesday 26 April
Venue: Disability Resource Centre, Bridget’s Meeting Room
Time: 3pm – 5pm

Disabled people face a range of barriers to their effective use of libraries, yet they are an important resource in enabling students to participate in study. This course will explore ways of accommodating disabled library users and help you to develop a plan for enhancing the service you offer. Libraries too have responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and this course will help you to achieve this.

This course will be led primarily by Kirsty Wayland and Aless McCann from the University Disability Resource Centre.  In addition, Jayne Kelly from the University ebooks team will provide practical advice for library staff wanting to provide eresources for students with disabilities.

Course leaders: Kirsty Wayland, Aless McCann & Jayne Kelly

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