WSU Library Services for Users with Disabilities

 CAMPUS CONTACTS
  ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, ACCESS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE AT CAMPUS LIBRARIES
 
LIST OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES BY DEVICE TYPE

Campus Contacts

WSU Libraries ADA Representative
Sarah French
Brain Education Library


WSU ADA Compliance Office:  Center for Human Rights

WSU Disability Resource Center
Administration Annex Rm 205; (509) 335-1566; Fax: (509) 335-8511

WSU Campus Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities

Commission on the Status of Individuals with Disabilities

WSU Assistive Technology Committee





Assistive Technologies, Access, and Services Available at Campus Libraries

Library Hours and Telephone Numbers

Libraries FAQ for location of library buildings on campus, parking information, library cards, and other information.

Wireless / Wired Network access in the Libraries Information on Ethernet/Wireless Access in the WSU Libraries.

WSU Visitor Center and Parking Information

Campus parking map This map can be enlarged on your screen. Look for the blue disability symbol to indicate parking spaces.

Holland and Terrell Libraries (Humanities/Social Sciences)

Access to Collections: Stacks are ADA-spaced. Assistance is available for special needs; ask at the Circulation Desk. The video collection can be keyword searched in Griffin, the Libraries' catalog, for the closed caption feature.

Reference Assistance: Specialized reference services are available. For assistance contact the Holland and Terrell Libraries Reference Desk at 335-8516. For assistance with specific subject disciplines, contact the designated liaison librarian. Appointments for research consultations with a librarian may also be arranged.

Assistive Technologies:
Wheelchair accessible computer on height-adjustable table (reference area on 1st floor; ask Reference Librarian for adjustment)
Kurzweil Reader (reference area on 1st floor)
Spectrum video magnifying monitor (Optelec) (reference area on 1st floor)
Magnifying glass (reference desk on 1st floor)
Magnifying glass on stand (Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on Ground Floor)
TDD phone - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (hallway between old and new libraries, 1st floor)

Building access: entrance equipped with automatic door; ramp to rotunda area. Some inner doors to public units do not have automatic access. The elevators are located in the hallway connecting the old and new libraries and are wheelchair accessible. Restrooms, also wheelchair-accessible, are on 1st, ground, and basement floors in hallway connecting old and new buildings.

Parking: underground parking garage beneath the Holland and Terrell Libraries, enter from Colorado St.

Holland and Terrell Libraries Web Page


Owen Science & Engineering Library

Access to Collections: Stacks are ADA-spaced. Assistance is available for special needs; ask at the Circulation Desk.

Reference Assistance: Specialized reference services are available. For assistance contact the Owen Library Reference Desk at 335-2674. For assistance with specific subject disciplines, contact the designated liaison librarian. Appointments for research consultations with a librarian may also be arranged.

Assistive Technologies:
Clearview Class video magnifier (Human Ware Inc.)(reference area on 1st floor)
Magnifying glass on stand (reference area on 1st floor)

Building access: entrance equipped with automatic door. The elevators are located in the stairwell and are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair-accessible restroom for women is on 3rd floor and for men on 2nd floor.

Parking:  Anyone with a disability parking permit can park in front of Owen Library on College Ave. There are also  three disability parking spaces  in the lot behind Cleveland hall; turn off Stadium Way on Nevada St. to get to these.

Owen Science & Engineering Library Web Page


Health Sciences Library, Wegner Hall 170

Access to Collections: All stacks are 3 feet wide; stacks on the lower floor are not accessible to disabled users unless the door alarm is disarmed but assistance is available for special needs; call in advance (335-9556).

Reference Assistance: Specialized reference services are available. For assistance contact the Health Sciences Library at 335-9556. For assistance with specific subject disciplines, contact the designated liaison librarian. Appointments for research consultations with a librarian may also be arranged.

Building access: two wheelchair-accessible building entrances are located at the rear of the building; wheelchair-accessible elevators on every floor on the west side of the building. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms on every floor.

Parking: there are 2 rear handicapped-accessible building entrances with 3 disability parking spaces each; there is one disability parking space in the metered lot in front of the building.

Health Sciences Library Web Page


Brain Education Library, Cleveland Hall 130

Access to Collections: Stacks are 3 feet wide and all on the 1st floor; ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance.

Reference Assistance: For general assistance, contact the Brain Education Library Circulation Desk at 335-1492. Sarah French, Brain Library Head and Education, Human Development and Psychology liaison librarian, is available by appointment for individual research and reference consultation at 335-2694 or via e-mail at frenchsw@wsu.edu.

Building access: There is wheelchair access from front entrance to ground or first floor of Cleveland Hall and from rear parking lot to ground floor. Wheelchair-accessible elevators in lobby area; restrooms are wheelchair-accessible on every floor.

Parking: Turn off Stadium Way onto Nevada St. to get to the parking lot at the rear of Cleveland Hall. Parking is also available in the lot on College and Spokane Streets next door to Cleveland.  Parking permits are required in these lots except after 5 p.m. and on weekends. Metered parking is available on Nevada St. and in the College and Spokane Streets lot.  Handicap parking is available in both lots and directly in front of the building on the College Avenue pedestrian mall.  For more information, see Parking Information.

Brain Education Library Web Page


Architecture Library, Carpenter Hall, 1st floor

Access to Collections: Stacks are 3 feet wide and on the main floor; ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance.

Reference Assistance: Specialized reference services are available. For assistance contact the Architecture Library at 335-4967. For assistance with specific subject disciplines, contact the designated liaison librarian. Appointments for research consultations with a librarian may also be arranged.

Assistive Technologies:
wheelchair-height workstation

Building access: Automatic doors into Carpenter Hall but not into library; wheelchair-accessible elevator and bathrooms

Parking: available in the covered parking garage under Daggy Theatre off of College Avenue. Ramp from parking garage side entrance.

Architecture Library Web Page


Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library, Johnson Hall Annex, C-2

Access to Collections: Stacks are 3 feet wide and on the main floor; ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance.

Reference Assistance: Specialized reference services are available. For assistance contact the Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library at 335-2266. For assistance with specific subject disciplines, contact the designated liaison librarian. Appointments for research consultations with a librarian may also be arranged.

Building access: automatic door at building entrance

Parking: 1 disability parking space is available on Wilson Road, the street in front of Fischer Library.

Fischer Agricultural Sciences Library Web Page




List of Assistive Technologies Available at WSU Libraries

by Device Type


Assistive Technology for Physically Disabled Users

Computer, wheelchair accessible on height-adjustable table
Holland and Terrell Libraries Reference area on 1st floor; ask Reference Librarian for help with adjustment

Assistive Technology for Blind and Visually Impaired Users

Computer with large screen monitor
Health Sciences Library on 1st floor

Kurzweil Reader
Holland and Terrell Libraries Reference area, 1st floor

Magnifying glass
Holland and Terrell Libraries Reference Desk, 1st floor

Magnifying glass on stand
Holland and Terrell Libraries MASC [Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections] on the Ground Floor
Owen Science & Engineering Library, Reference Area on 1st floor


Video magnifier, Clearview Class (Human Ware Inc.)
Owen Science & Engineering Library, 1st floor

Video magnifier, Spectrum (Optelec)
Holland and Terrell Libraries, Reference Area, 1st floor

Assistive Technology for Hearing and Speech-Impaired Users

TDD phone - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
Holland and Terrell Libraries, 1st floor hallway between the old and new libraries