The Montgomery College Libraries, a division of the Information Technology Learning Centers (ITLC), are committed to providing equal access to information services for all students, staff, faculty, and community patrons. The Libraries observe the provisions of the "Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA). Library staff provide reasonable accommodations* for patrons with disabilities.
Access
All Libraries have automatic doors for entrance and provide a means of bypassing the Entrance and Exit turnstiles.
Library facilities meet ADA requirements for accessibility; however, some areas are not easily reached. Please ask for assistance at a service desk to be accommodated in these areas. Wherever possible, comparable services are provided in accessible areas.
Facilities
Each Library has a TTY for incoming calls. Patrons who need to use TTY for outgoing calls will need to ask at a service desk where these phones are located on that campus. Service desks have been designed to accommodate persons who use wheelchairs or who need to sit while service is being provided.
Assistive Technologies Areas (ATA) in the three campus Libraries contain equipment to assist those who have learning disabilities or special visual or auditory needs. Please ask at the closest service desk for assistance with any of this equipment. Disability Support Services (DSS) will orient Montgomery College students who have disabilities in the use of assistive technology. Please contact DSS at:
Germantown: Science Building, Room 175, Phone: 240-567-7767
Rockville: Counseling and Advising Building, Room 116,
Phone: 240-567-5060Takoma Park: Student Services Building, Room 122,
Phone: 240-567-1475Among the equipment available in the Assistive Technologies areas are:
- VTEKs
: enlarge print material
- Kurzweil Readers
: translate print from the computer screen to audio
- Scanners
: digitize print so that it can be viewed on assistive machines
- Computer Workstations
: Each PC is equipped with an oversized monitor and a trackball mouse.
- Laser Printers
: print materials
- Furniture
: height adjustable
- Audio Cassette Players
- Compact Disk Players
- Video Cassette Players with closed captioning
- Closed Captioned Videos
are available. Please note the Libraries make every effort to buy Closed Captioned videos, but some videos are not available in Closed Captioned versions.
- Headphones
: are available at a Circulation desk.Services
All Library personnel are committed to providing reasonable accommodations* to patrons with disabilities.
Library staff are available to help with the use of assistive technology equipment. We provide the following services, if needed:
Retrieval of books and other materials from the stacks.
Assistance in the use of photocopiers, microfilm reader/printers, and other library equipment.
- Interlibrary loan of special needs materials.
Short-term loans of most reference and/or reserve materials. You must obtain the permission of a DSS counselor (see above for contact information) and a librarian to check out reference materials. You must obtain the permission of a DSS counselor and an instructor to check out reserve materials.
Circulation Desks will place materials on hold for patrons who have difficulty transporting materials.
The Library staff will read* brief passages of reference materials and/or assist users with resources, including automated systems, within the reference area. Suggestions
Library users are encouraged to suggest improvements to our services. Suggestion forms are available in the Libraries.
*Reasonable Accommodations: Library staff are not substitutes for readers, note takers, interpreters, or other assistants, and are unable to provide extensive photocopying, look-ups, index searches, reading, note taking, form completion, signing and other similar services. Students who need services beyond what the library can reasonably accommodate need to make arrangements with a DSS counselor located on that campus (see above for contact information.)
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Last Updated: 09/20/01 [bsb]