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Butler Assistive Technology Room
Today's Hours:
24 hours | Library Hours
The Butler Assistive Technologies Room is a collaborative effort between Van Pelt Library and the Weingarten Learning Resources Center (VPUL).
- Use audiobooks? Why not have your Canvas readings read to you?
- Have writer's block? Try dictating your thoughts out loud!
- Too much distraction? Enjoy a quiet private space to enhance focus.
Reservation rules
We'll consider special requests for recurrent bookings.
Accordion List
- iMac
- PC desktop
- Scanners
- Speakers
- Video magnifier
- ReadIris
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking (PC and Mac): Speech recognition software
- JAWS (PC): Screen reader
- ZoomText (PC and Mac): Screen magnifier and reader
- read&write (PC): Literacy software
- ABBYY FineReader (PC): OCR and PDF software application
- Adobe Acrobat (PC and Mac): OCR and PDF software application
The Butler Room was made possible by the generous donation of Christopher, C'84 & Elizabeth Butler and is a collaboration between the Weigle Information Commons and the Weingarten Learning Resources Center (VPUL).
The Butler Room is designed to facilitate and enhance learning. Our project strives to explore universal design for learning to consider and appreciate the broad spectrum of human ability and draws inspiration from the following universities and organizations including:
- Accessibility refers to design that considers the inclusion of people with disabilities and is a broad term that includes a wide range of aspects, including environments, services, and technologies.
- Assistive technology provides information technology access by enabling people with disabilities to utilize computers, software, and other equipment independently.
Accordion List
Location
G101.11 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
After the room manager has confirmed your reservation, you'll be given the code for the combination lock.
Location and Accessibility
Accessibility
For Wheelchairs
- Sufficient doorway & hallway clearance
- Clearance to approach table
Lighting
- Natural and/or non-fluorescent light
Nearby Bathrooms
- Gender neutral bathrooms with a single accessible stall are located near the elevators on the ground floor (ground floor plan)
- Men's and women's bathrooms, each with an accessible stall, are located near the 2nd floor east elevators (2nd floor plan)
- Gender-neutral, accessible bathrooms are located on the third, fourth, and fifth floors east. They are in the elevator/stair block on the west side (see all Van Pelt-Dietrich floor plans).
