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We are committed to providing an accessible environment for all our customers. For information regarding accessibility standards and services, please refer to the following documents:
Borrowing
People with disabilities may apply for Accessibility Status for extended borrowing periods for most library materials.
People who are unable to read print due to a visual, physical, or learning disability are eligible to request Talking Books Status.
Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA)
CELA is a national non-profit organization established by Canadian public libraries to serve customers who have a visual, learning or physical disability that prevents them from reading conventional print. Our partnership with CELA allows our customers access to:
- formats including audio, Braille, e-text and described video
- a growing collection of more than 230,000 items including books, magazines, newspapers and described videos
For more information on CELA services, see celalibrary.ca
To find out if you are eligible, and to register as a CELA user, please contact:
Accessibility Services
519-743-0271 ext. 260
accessibility@kpl.org
Services
Customers who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech restricted can contact us using TTY at 1-877-614-4832.
- Large print magazines and newspapers
- A dictionary and world atlas in large print.
- Descriptive videos and DVDs
- DAISY audiobook format
- DAISY Readers
- Alternate formats for print materials will be provided, where possible, upon request.
An accessible computer is available at each of our library locations.
Features include:
- 24-inch widescreen monitor
- Optima trackball mouse for users with limited arm or wrist mobility
- JAWS screen reading software
- ZoomText Magnifier
- Dragon Dictate text-to-speech software
- User manuals in large print and Braille (available upon request)
Wired USB keyboards with large print and high-contrast keys are available for customers to borrow for in-library use at the Central Library. Ask staff at one of our service points if you would like to borrow an accessible keyboard while at the Central Library.
Hearing Loop System
Hearing loop systems are installed at the Central Library’s Welcome Desk and Level 2 Information Desk. When library staff speak directly into the system microphone, hard of hearing customers with hearing aids or cochlear implants with a telecoil (T-coil) switch will hear the communication directly in their hearing aid or cochlear implant, which reduces background noise. Headphones are available for customers without a T-coil enabled hearing aid or implant.
Soundfield System
A Soundfield system is available for use in library programs or tours for participants who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Library staff or presenters speak into a microphone, and it is amplified through a speaker. It can also connect with customers with a telecoil (T-coil) hearing aid or cochlear implant. Headphones are available for customers without a T-coil enabled hearing aid or implant.
Contact accessibility@kpl.org for more information.
The C-Pen Reader pen scanner is a portable pocket-sized text-to-speech device that reads text aloud with an English, Spanish or French human-like digital voice. The C-Pen reader can be helpful for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia, for people with some sight loss, and for language learners as well.
Helps customers with low vision to read, view pictures or see what they are writing. Magnify, highlight, change the contrast of the document, etc. For everything from reading to looking at photos to writing out and signing your cheques.
Useful at home or on the go, the Explore 5 is a compact electronic magnifier with a 5-inch screen. The image is customizable and you can magnify text up to 22 times. Use it hands-free while reading a book, or adjust is straight out to hold over any object/text you want to magnify.
Light therapy lamps have proven successful helping those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Our #Lightbrary initiative provides seasonal access to light therapy lamps in the library, from fall through spring.
DAISY Readers
DAISY Readers have the ability to play content in the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Format. This format provides greater playback capabilities than a traditional audiobook on CD would. These include: placing bookmarks, changing the tone and speed of speech, and enhanced navigation capabilities. The Readers are designed with unique tactile buttons so that operation of the device can be done with limited or no vision.
The DAISY Readers may also be loaded with personalized content by filling out a Content Selection Form in the section below.
The DAISY Readers are also preloaded with 50 books from a variety of genres and subject matter. Parents/guardians or an assigned caregiver should monitor the selection of content for younger children as some books may have mature subject matter. A list of preloaded content is provided below.
DAISY Readers can be borrowed for six weeks by anyone with Talking Book, Accessibility, or Visiting Library status. One renewal for an additional six weeks is available provided there are no holds. Information on Talking Book Status and Accessibility Status is provided in the sections below.
There are two types of DAISY Readers. The Victor Reader Stratus and the Victor Reader Stream.
Contact accessibility@kpl.org for more information.
The Victor Reader Stratus is a larger tabletop or lap-sized DAISY Reader that can play DAISY CDs and MP3 Audiobooks on CD (minus the enhanced navigation capabilities). It can also play content loaded digitally.
The Victor Reader Stream is a pocket-sized DAISY Reader that can play content loaded digitally.
The Victor Reader Stratus and the Victor Reader Stream are both preloaded with a wide variety of content that is refreshed regularly. The list of the current preloaded content is provided below.
Adult Fiction
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust By: Alan Bradley (Mystery)
Far Cry By: Alissa York (Historical Fiction)
Savi and the Memory Keeper By: Bijal Vachharajani (Fantasy)
Symphony of Secrets By: Brendan Slocumb (Mystery)
This Summer Will Be Different By: Carley Fortune (Romance)
All The Colors of the Dark By: Chris Whitaker (Mystery)
Never Never By: Colleen Hoover (Romance)
Romantic Comedy By: Curtis Sittenfeld (Romance)
What We All Long For By: Dionne Brand (Family Stories)
Hi, It's Me By: Fawn Parker (Suspense)
The Housemaid By: Freida McFadden (Mystery)
The Secret History of Audrey James By: Heather Marshall (Friendship)
Viper's Dream By: Jake Lamar (Mystery)
In Winter I Get Up at Night By: Jane Urquhart (Family Stories)
The Cemetery of Untold Stories By: Julia Alvarez (Multi-Cultural)
Real Ones By: Katherena Vermette (Fiction)
Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love By: Katrina Kwan (Romance)
The Last Russian Doll By: Kristen Loesch (Suspense)
Pride and Joy By: Louisa Onome (Family Stories)
The Zone of Interest By: Martin Amis (Historical Fiction)
Parade By: Rachel Cusk (Fiction)
Boundless By: Rebecca Balcarcel (Family Stories)
Peggy By: Rebecca Godfrey (Historical Fiction)
Middle of the Night By: Riley Sager (Horror)
Moon Road By: Sarah Leipciger (Family Stories)
What Have You Done By: Shari Lapena (Suspense)
The Morningside By: Tea Obreht (Science Fiction)
On the Ravine By: Vincent Lam (Canadian Fiction)
Mina's Matchbox By: Yoko Ogawa (Historical Fiction)
Adult Non-Fiction
Here After By: Amy Lin (Memoir)
Inheritance By: Daniel Arnold (Drama)
I Heard There Was A Secret Chord By: Daniel J. Levitin (Science_
Never Far Apart By: Ellen Foster (Biography)
I'll Pray For You By: Hannah Setzer (Self-help)
The Anxious Generation By: Jonathan Haidt (Self-help)
Flowers and Their Meanings By: Karen Azoulay (Home & Garden)
Ducks By: Kate Beaton (General Fiction)
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat By: Samin Nosrat (Food)
Adventures in Volcanoland By: Tamsin Mather (Science)
The Good Allies By: Tim Cook (History)
Races: The Trials and Triumphs of Canada's Fastest Family By: Valerie Jerome (Biography)
Teen
I'll Tell You No Lies By: Amanda McCrina (Historical Fiction)
Saints of the Household By: Ari Tison (Family Stories)
The Reappearance of Rachel Price By: Holly Jackson (Mystery)
Unexpecting By: J. Leigh Bailey (General Fiction)
Into the Light By: Mark Oshiro (Suspense)
Children
Faker By: Gordon Korman (Family Stories)
Can I recycle This By: Jennie Romer (Environment)
The Department of Lost Dogs By; Josephine Cameron (Mystery)
Sister of the Lost Marsh By: Lucy Strange (Horror)
Shark Night By: R. L. Stine (Horror)
If you would like to have personalized content loaded onto the DAISY Readers please fill out our Content Request Form which is available in both digital and printable formats. Only one of the forms needs to be filled out to have personalized content loaded.
The Digital Content Request Form can be filled out on your computer or mobile device.
The Printable Content Request Form can be printed off, filled out, and returned to the Library.
Q: How do I browse the preloaded or custom content on the Readers?
A: While the device is powered on press the one (1) key on the number pad to enter the bookshelf and keep pressing it until you hear "bookshelf, other books". Press two (2) until you hear "level one" and use the four (4) and six (6) keys to move left and right through the categories. The categories are titled, Adult fiction, Adult non-fiction, Teen, Children and Custom (if you requested custom content). When you hear the category you would like to browse press the eight (8) key until you hear "level two". You can now use the four (4) and six (6) keys to browse left and right through all of the titles in that category.
Press the Play button to select the book you would like to listen to.
If you would like to browse the other categories again press the cancel (*) key and start the process over again by pressing the one (1) key to enter the bookshelf and repeating the aforementioned steps.
Note: If you are using a Victor Reader Stream and no matter how many times you press the one (1) key you don't hear "other books" press the WiFi key (the middle button on the top row). Now when you hit the one (1) key you should hear "bookshelf, other books". You may still have to hit the one (1) key a couple of times to hear it.
Q: Are there any specific requirements to borrow a DAISY Reader?
A: DAISY Readers can be borrowed by patrons with Accessibility Status or Talking Book Status. See the sections below for more information on Accessibility and Talking Book Status.
Q: How long can I borrow a DAISY Reader?
A: You can borrow a DAISY Reader for six weeks. If there are no holds on the Reader you can renew it for six additional weeks.
Q: Do the DAISY Readers circulate with headphones?
A: The DAISY Readers do not circulate with headphones. Both Readers have headphone ports that will accept headphones with a 3.5mm jack. There is also a high-quality speaker built into both Readers for listening without headphones.
Q: How do I stop the DAISY Reader Stratus from ejecting the disc after a few seconds?
A: If the disc is put in upside down, the Stratus will eject the disc after a few seconds. Flip the disc over and re-enter it into the CD-ROM slot.
Q: When I plug headphones into my DAISY Reader Stream there is no audio. Why is this?
A: There is a microphone jack on the right side of the Stream that most headphones will fit into but it will not output audio. Make sure that you plug the headphones into the headphone jack on the top of the Stream.
Q: I have lost myself in the menus. How do I reorient myself?
A: Press the star (*) key a few times and that will take you back to the main menu of the Reader.
Contact us
For more information about accessibility services, please contact:
Accessibility Services
519-743-0271 ext. 260
accessibility@kpl.org