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Middleton Library Reference Collection


Services for the Disabled


LSU Libraries is committed to providing equivalent services to patrons with disabilities, and staff members will assist patrons with disabilities with their informational needs. Facilities for disabled patrons are on the first floor of Middleton Library, provided by both the LSU Libraries and computing services. Although the reference department only services the disability equipment in the reference area, the facilities that computing services offers are also detailed here.

Facilities for the Disabled in Middleton Reference


  • Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) service is available, and patrons with TDD can contact Middleton Reference Services at (225) 578-3653.
  • Patrons with visual disabilities may use the Text Lab in Middleton Reference. This room has the following features:
    • A computer, with a 20" monitor, dedicated for the use of patrons with visual disabilities with the following software:
      • Duxbury (DBT) (Braille software)
      • WinBraille
      • JAWS for Windows (JAWS offers comprehensive screen reading capability)
      • ZoomText (combines magnification, screen reading, and scanning with OCR for Microsoft applications and printed documents)
      • Windowless room: allows for darkening of the room if needed

    • Two scanners and OCR text recognition software available in the Text Lab.

    • Braille printer (Index Everest printer) connected to the computer as well as a Braille typewriter (a Perkins brailler) in the Text Lab. Instructions can be found on this website as well as in print and embossed Braille in the text lab.


This room is available during regular business hours.


  • In addition to these services, there are CCD enlargers for print materials in both Middleton Reference (Room 141) (Aladdin Genie and TeleSensory Chroma CCD units) and Current Periodicals (Room 126).
  • Patrons who use wheelchairs have access to the computer workstations in Middleton Reference Services.


Facilities available for Disabled Patrons from Computing Services in Middleton Library


  • Print enlarger (Aladdin Rainbow CCD unit)
  • This area is being updated continuously as new equipment is being set up, so please check back to view updates.
  • For questions regarding the disability services provided in the Computing Services lab in Middleton Library contact Disability Services at (225) 578-5919, Fax (225) 578-4560, TDD (225) 578-2600 or check out their web site.


If there are any questions about other services Middleton Reference can provide, call (225) 578-8875 or (225) 578-3653 (TDD).


Website Accessibility

 

To make websites larger without distorting the layout of the page,
follow the instructions below for your web browser.

Internet Explorer:

  • Click on the zoom button in the lower right corner of the browser window.
  • Clicking on the magnifying glass or the percentage will automatically increase the zoom to 125% then 150% then back to 100%.
  • To try other zoom levels, click on the small black arrow to the right of the button and select a zoom level.

Mozilla Firefox:

  • Click on "View" then "Zoom" on the menu bar.
  • Select "Zoom In" (Be sure that "Zoom Text Only" is NOT selected.)

OR

  • Hold down the "Ctrl" button on your keyboard.
  • Hit the "+" button on your keyboard to increase the zoom level.
  • Hit the "-" button on your keyboard to decrease the zoom level.



Braille Resources Available in Government Documents

  • AE 2.111:V.46 PT.1 (1929-1391)
    United States statutes at large
    Opened to page showing Chap. 400. Sec. 1, 46 Stat. 1487, known as the Pratt-Smoot Act, which was passed by the 71st Congress and signed into law by President Herbert Hoover on March 3, 1931. It was introduced by Ruth Baker Pratt and Reed Smoot. The Act provided $100,000 to be administered by the Library of Congress to provide blind adults with books. The law has been amended and expanded over the years, and remains in place today.
  • HE 3.2:R 31/7/988/BRAILLLE
    Retiring? Remember social security
  • L 1.92:W 72
    Win with ability
  • LC 19.2:B 73/3/1955
    Union catalog of hand-copied books in Braille
  • LC 19.2:T 17
    Tactile maps: a listing of maps in the national Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped collection
  • LC 19.6/2:B 73/1984
    Instruction manual for Braille transcribing
  • LC 19.9:V.78 NO.2
    Braille book review (2009 Mar/Apr)
  • LC 19.15/2:2009
    Books for blind and physically handicapped individuals
  • SSA 1.2/15:M 46/1997
    Medicare
  • SSA 1.2/15:UN 2/2001
    Social Security: understanding the benefits