Morris Library offers a number of services to disabled patrons.
Retrieval and help with photocopying of materials in the library
Contact the first floor Information Desk to use this service.
Research assistance
Contact the first floor Information Desk to use this service.
Assistive technology in the DSS Room
The DSS Room (Room 103M) on the first floor of Morris Library is open the same hours as the Information Desk (View the hours). The room offers the following equipment:
Hardware
- Two Pentium computers
- Two 21-inch monitors
- Two sound cards with speakers
- Two 100mb zip drives
- One laser printer
- One Braille printer
- One flat bed scanner
- One Read-Scanner
- One Brailler
- One headset microphone (check out from the Reserve Desk)
- One cassette player
- One CCTV
First computer, specialty software
- Connect OutLoud Version 2.0
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IBM Via Voice TTS Runtime Version 6.403 – US English
- A module that allows OpenBook to read documents that are scanned onto the computer
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Jaws Version 7.5
- Recognizes information/text on the screen and reads it aloud to the computer user
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OpenBook Version 7.0
- Allows computer users to read, edit and manage scanned images from printed documents
- Via Voice OutLoud Version 4.0
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WinBraille Version 3.13
- A driver that allows printing to a Braille printer
- ZoomText 8.1
Second computer, specialty software
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 7.0
- Voice recognition software that receives input from a microphone and translates it into text; when you say "hello," it types "h-e-l-l-o"
For help with disability support issues in Morris Library please contact David Schremp (phone: 618/453-3028; dschremp@lib.siu.edu).
Patrons who need in-depth training in using the software should contact the SIU DSS office (phone: 618/453-5738). If DSS is unable to provide training, Morris Library can provide training, though not as in-depth as that provided by DSS.