Do you have materials available for the blind?
Answer
Large print books are available at all fifteen library branches. Audio books and ebooks with adjustable text can also be downloaded through the GCPL website using Overdrive. All 15 branches also have accessibility tools and kits and customers have access to the following while visiting:
- high visibility keyboard
- a trackball mouse
- a Quicktionary Pen
- a Roberts book holder
- magnifying glasses with 2.2x magnification
- a jumbo 12 digit desktop calculator
- large print 12 inch ruler with tactile Braille numbers
- magnifying sheet with Fresnel lens for reading small type
- pen and pencil grips
- 5 handwriting guides
- high contrast note paper
You can find the following equipment for in-branch use at the Collins Hill Branch (locations and hours):
- Two Accessibility PCs with High Contrast Keyboards
- JAWS, Zoom Text and Natural Reader text to speech Software
- Merlin Enhanced Vision magnifier, model MRVE19A-VA