At All Libraries
Screen Magnification
All libraries offer MAGic Magnification Software with Speech. Magic is a screen magnifier.
Large Type Keyboard
All libraries have a large type keyboard.
OverDrive eBooks
At Some Libraries
SmartLux Digital Hand-held Electronic Magnifier
- SmartLux Instructions
- Available at these libraries:
Assistive Technology Workstations
Five of our libraries have assistive technology workstations.
Assistive technology workstations have:
1. For Reading Challenges: Wynn Wizard - improve reading and writing skills
2. For Difficulty Typing: Dragon Naturally Speaking - use voice commands and see your spoken words typed on screen
3. For Visual Impairments: JAWS Screen Reader
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.
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)
Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD)
Available from the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records.