Library Services for People With
Disabilities
See also:
Microsoft Accessibility Features
A
Guide to Resources for People With
Disabilities
Memorial Hall Library is committed to
making library services accessible to
all our users. Presently the library has
these materials and services in place to
make the library more accessible.
Questions? Call 978-623-8401 x31 or
email us.
If you need more time than our
standard three week loan period for
books, be sure to ask at the Circulation
Desk about getting an extended loan.
For people with visual impairments:
- Large print books, both fiction
and nonfiction
- Audiobooks
- Hand held magnifier at the
Reference Desk
- Local access to the
Talking Book Program
For people with hearing impairments:
- Assistive listening device (sound
amplification system) -- in Memorial
Hall
- LOUD-R Voice Amplifier at the
Reference Desk
- DVD and videotape films with
English subtitles
- Closed caption DVDs and videotapes
For people with limited mobility:
- Ramp at the rear library entrance
- Automatic door openers at the rear
entrance
- Designated handicapped parking
spaces in the rear and side parking
lots
- Wheelchair accessible reference
and circulation desks
- Elevator to all floors of the
library
- Handicapped accessible restrooms
on the Lower Level
- Aisles wide enough to accommodate
wheelchairs
- Sit down catalog terminal that
accommodates wheelchairs
Other Assistive Services:
- Home delivery for homebound
individuals: volunteers select and
deliver library materials to Andover
residents who have difficulty coming
to the library because of age,
illness, or temporary or permanent
disability. For more information
contact Gerry Deyermond 978-623-8401
x35 or email
gdeyermond@mhl.org
- Telephone reference services:
librarians answer questions in person,
by telephone, by fax, and by email
whenever the library is open
- Online "chat" reference service is
now available 24/7
- Catalog assistance: reference
librarians will check the online
catalog, check the shelves, place
reserves and interlibrary loans, and
hold materials for individuals
whenever the library is open
- The staff will retrieve any
materials anywhere in the building for
any patron who for any reason finds it
difficult to do so
Books and Magazine on Disabilities:
- Reference books on services to
people with disabilities
- Circulating books, videos, and
audiobooks on topics of interest to
people with disabilities, including
personal narratives, architectural
adaptations, medical issues, social
services, adaptive technology, etc.
- Magazines on disability topics,
including Accent on Living,
New
Mobility,
Paraplegia News, and
Sports
'n Spokes
Web Sites on Disabilities:
-
Disability Exchange Sponsored by
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in
Boston; central resource for
disability related information,
services, and products
-
Massachusetts Office on Disability.
State agency that advances legal
rights, supportive services,
accommodations and accessibility for
citizens with disabilities.
-
Massachusetts Rehabilitation
Commission. Help for individuals
with disabilities on topics such as
housing, employment, and
transportation.
-
Perkins School for the Blind in
Watertown MA. Information and services
for people who are blind, deafblind or
with multiple disabilities. Includes
Talking Book library service
affiliated with the Library of
Congress.
-
Disability Law Center. Protection
and advocacy agency for residents of
Massachusetts.
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Andover Commission on Disability
Addresses Andover's disability needs
for the town and its residents,
visitors, and families with
disabilities.
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Information about the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) from the
U.S. Department of Justice.
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Disability-related information and
programs available from the federal
government on subjects such as
civil rights, education, employment,
housing, health, technology, and
transportation.
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Customizing Microsoft products How
to customize Microsoft products for
various types of disabilities;
includes features built into Microsoft
products and software that can be
purchased.
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