Accessibility

Facility Access

  • Automatic doors provide wheelchair accessible entrances and exits
  • Wheelchair accessible restrooms on all floors
  • Elevator
  • TTY telephones available at the Check-Out Desks

Library Resources

Please ask for assistance if any library resource is inaccessible.

Audio-Visual Materials

The library makes every effort to acquire closed captioned materials where available.

Library Website

We are working hard to make our website fully accessible. Please direct any comments about the accessibility of our website to Ruth Smith, Library Director.

Library E-Resources

Valencia libraries either subscribe to or purchase access to electronic resources, including online databases, electronic journals and e-books for curriculum support. These electronic resources are housed on the web sites of third-party vendors.

Although the library does not have direct control over changes in accessibility of these web sites, the library collection supports the learning needs of students with different abilities as set forth in the  Library Collection Development Procedure.

East

Located on the second floor of Building 4, the library currently carries the following OSD-approved hardware:

  • 4 Zoomtext keyboards
  • 7 computer stations with a single large 20” monitor
  • 1 computer station with dual large 20” monitors
  • 2 trackballs
  • SARA station (scans and reads)
  • CCTV

The OSD software options provided for student use on all library computers are:

  • Jaws
  • ClaroRead Pro

If help is needed at any computer, copy or printing station, please ask the Computer Desk Lab Assistant in the blue vest for assistance.

Lake Nona

The Lake Nona Campus Library strives to ensure that electronic resources and instructional materials are compliant with accessibility standards. Students requesting accommodations are encouraged to register with the Office for Students with Disabilities. In addition, the Lake Nona Campus Library provides assistive technology and software. All the library computers have the following OSD software installed on their base image:

  • Jaws
  • Zoomtext
  • Adobe Reader

Assistive technology available in the Lake Nona Campus library includes:

  • SesnseView Duo portable magnifier
  • Optelec Clearview CCTV
  • Onyx Visuam Enhancement System
  • Headphones

Osceola

The Osceola Campus Library currently carries the following OSD-approved hardware:

  • SARA
  • ClearView Video Magnifier

All computers in the Osceola Campus Library are equipped with the following OSD software:

  • Jaws
Please seek a library staff member for any assistance using or locating OSD equipment and software.

West

Computer Workstations and Assistive Technology

All workstations in the Computer Access Lab are equipped with the following assistive software:

  • ClaroRead Pro
  • JAWS

Text Magnification
An Optelec ClearView magnifier is located on the first (6-101A) and second (6-201) floors.

Assistive Hardware

  • A wheelchair accessible station, with adjustable height table, is in 6-101A, 6-105, and 6-201. These hold an assistive workstation.;
  • Each library computer lab room has at least one workstation equipped with a monitor, a large key keyboard, and a trackball mouse to assist users. These are in 6-101A, 6-118, 6-201, 6-220, and 6-221.
  • A Braille keyboard workstation is in 6-101A.
  • A Sorenson Video Relay service for deaf or hard of hearing users is in 6-101A.

Print Stations

All print stations in the library are wheelchair accessible. For students with visual impairments, please ask for assistance.

Winter Park

Computer Workstations and Assistive Technology

All workstations in Library are equipped with the following assistive software:

  • JAWS
  • ClaroRead
  • Math player

CCTV is located in the Quiet/Group Study room.

One wheelchair accessible station, with adjustable height table, Keys-U-See Keyboard, and dual monitors.

One Kurzweil Reader is located in the Quiet/Group Study room.