What assistive technology is available at the Library?

At All Libraries

Screen Magnification

All libraries offer MAGic Magnification Software with Speech. Magic is a screen magnifier.

• MAGic documentation

Large Type Keyboard

All libraries have a large type keyboard.

OverDrive eBooks

• Browsing the OverDrive website with a screen reader

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At Some Libraries

SmartLux Digital Hand-held Electronic Magnifier

• SmartLux Instructions
• Available at these libraries:
  • Dusenberry-River Library
  • Kirk-Bear Canyon Library
  • Murphy-Wilmot Library
  • Nanini Library
  • Wheeler Taft Abbett, Sr. Library

Assistive Technology Workstations

Five of our libraries have assistive technology workstations.

• • Joel D. Valdez Main Library
  • Eckstrom-Columbus Library
  • Joyner-Green Valley Library
  • Richard Elías-Mission Library
  • Oro Valley Library

Assistive technology workstations have:

1. For Reading Challenges: Wynn Wizard - improve reading and writing skills

• • Wynn Wizard 7.0 software manual PDF

2. For Difficulty Typing: Dragon Naturally Speaking - use voice commands and see your spoken words typed on screen

• • Tip sheets, demo videos, and user guides

3. For Visual Impairments: JAWS Screen Reader

• • JAWS manual

4. Scanner for documents

• Scan a document for reading out loud in Wynn Wizard or JAWS.
• Scan a document to edit in Wynn Wizard.
• Scan a document to save in PDF format.

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At Joel D. Valdez Main Library

All of the above, plus:

• Braille embosser / printer with software to translate text to Braille
• Scanner to translate documents into Braille
• OpenBook software plus optical character recognition scanner (converts print to speech)

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Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)

Available from the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records.

• Read FAQs about BARD and find out how to apply

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