ACCESSIBILITY

The Library’s online resources feature a wide selection of materials available in audio format for all ages and interests. Explore cloudLibrary, hoopla, Tumblebooks, and more! Books on cd and books on MP3 are also about for both adults and children. 

Explore our collection of books available in Braille for both children and adults. If we don’t have the title you are looking for in Braille, it may be available to borrow from CELA. Speak to branch staff about placing a request.

CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access) is a national not-for-profit organization focused on the creation, collection, delivery and preservation of both digital and physical alternate format accessible materials to print disabled Canadians through public libraries. 

Interested in setting up your own account with CELA or know someone that could benefit from their services? Speak to branch staff about registering or visit the CELA site with your Huron County Library card. For more information visit https://celalibrary.ca/register

HCL Branches offer accessible public computer stations with assistive technologies. Dedicated public computers have ZoomText, a computer screen magnifier and reader installed. Large print keyboards and headphones are also available.

The Exeter Branch offers a computer reserved for individuals with special needs. It has a large print keyboard, an ergonomic mouse and a sound blaster with earphones for the hearing impaired. It also has enlarged font for easier reading and is equipped with a printer. It sits on an adjustable table that is wheel-chair accessible.

Visitors to the Exeter Branch also have access to a closed circuit television that magnifies print in books, newspapers, prescriptions, etc. This device is able to increase fonts up 12 levels, to stretch fonts, choose either a positive or negative image, and choose from five different colours. The user can also increase the size of a photographic image. It is an excellent tool for individuals with macular degeneration or other visual impairments. The CCTV sits on an adjustable table so that you can use it either standing or seated and is wheelchair accessible.

DAISY audiobooks are designed specifically for individuals with print disabilities and need to be read through a DAISY Reader to utilize the navigational features of the DAISY discs. Please note that other types of discs can not be played in the DAISY Readers. DAISY discs and readers can be borrowed for free with a Huron County Library card. If we don’t have the title you are looking for on a DAISY disc, it may be available to borrow through CELA. Speak to branch about placing a request.

Decodable books contain features that make reading print books easier for people with dyslexia. These features may include: dyslexia-friendly font, hi-lo content, justified text, off white paper, and heavier weight paper. Get started by exploring the collection through our online catalogue.

Available at all Huron County Library locations, Large Print books are complete, unabridged books with clear, oversized, high-contrast type. They are designed for ease of reading for those with visual challenges. The library carries a selection of bestsellers, popular fiction, mysteries, romance, westerns, classics, biographies and a variety of non-fiction in Large Print formats.