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Central Library Jean & Alexander Heard Library Vanderbilt University

Services for Patrons with Disabilities

The Central Library offers the following special services for patrons with disabilities:
  •  Parking and Building Access. If you enter on the 21st Avenue side of the building, please use the power-assisted double doors to the older building. A few feet inside the doors, there is a red telephone on the wall that has directions to call for assistance, if needed. A staff person will come down to meet you and will guide you up the key-access elevator to the main level of the Central Library.

  •  Book and Journal Retrieval. We will retrieve books, journals, and other Central Library materials and deliver them to the Circulation Desk or other specified locations in the library. Please inquire at the Circulation Desk (322-2893).

  •  Photocopying. We will photocopy documents for disabled patrons with advance notice. We will need to use your Vendacard to charge the copies. Please inquire at the Circulation Desk (322-2893).

  •  Acorn and Databases. We offer training for all patrons in using Acorn and our online databases, and we can provide special training for disabled patrons. We can also train readers to use these tools to assist visually impaired patrons. Please ask at the Reference Desk (322-2407).

Specialized equipment available:

  • Software for vision-impaired computer users. ZoomText (software that enlarges, enhances and reads aloud text on the screen) and JAWS (screen reader software) are available on two workstations located on the fourth floor of the library at Government Information and Media Services (GIMS).
Vanderbilt Disability Services

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