I just want to take a moment to remind everyone about the rules of
the Access Center.
Please sign the patron in on the Access Center Log before
letting the patron enter the Access Center (located on the HPL Blog on the
right hand side…it is the second link under the heading “Useful Link”)
In reference to who is and is not allowed in the Access Center,
Paty has summarized it very well.
“We limit the use of the purple phone to two people at a time only;
however, if there are two people using the phone, there could be a third person
using the equipment for the visually impaired. Yes, only customers with
hearing and visual needs are allowed. What we are trying to avoid is a large
number of people congregating in the Access Center. It has happened
before with the purple phone. We also need to use our common sense, for
example, if someone with a visual disability comes in with a friend or a family
member to assist them in some manner, we most likely will have allow that in
person too, provided they are both using one piece of equipment and that the
second person is not milling around playing with other equipment and not really
assisting.”
All rules of the library also apply to the Access Center.
If you are at R1, please keep an eye on the Access Center when it
is in use by including it in your roaming/pickup route.
Some of the most used equipments in the Access Center are:
Video Phone (purple phone)
SARA is a scanning/reading machine. A document or page
from a book can be placed on the machine to be read back to the patron.
CCTV is a magnifier. Items placed under the lens will be enlarged
onto a monitor for viewing.
Two computers have the ZoomText and JAWS
software. ZoomText enlarges all items displayed on the
computer screen. JAWS can read items displayed on the computer
screen to the patron.
If you need help or have questions concerning the Access Center,
please do not hesitate to contact me or Usha.
Thanks,
Nhu
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