Library Supports

The Disability Service works with the library to ensure that the needs of students with disabilities are adequately met.

Additional Supports:

• All areas of the main Library complex are now accessible.
• Assistive Technology and Information Centre rooms are located in college libraries
• Borrowing rights Students with a disability registered with the Disability Service may be entitled to special borrowing privileges.
• Alternative formats: Reading material can also be provided in alternative formats such as Braille or audio.
• Book retrieval: Readers with disabilities may request a member of staff to fetch inaccessible books.
• Personal Assistants: Students with disabilities requiring a P.A. may bring their assistant into the Library with them or alternatively on production of the student's ID card, may borrow on their behalf.
• Photocopying: Readers unable to copy for themselves should request assistance from counter staff (please note that due to pressure at the counter this service may not be instant).

Further information can be found on the Library website at:  

http://www.tcd.ie/Library/using-library/disabilities.php

Special Borrowing Rights

Students with a disability registered with the Disability Service may be entitled to special borrowing privileges and access to material that is normally restricted.

This allows the student (or their Personal Assistant) to borrow up to 8 items that may include non-Len/S-Len (e.g. Arts or Stack) when Len categories are not available or in heavy demand.

The system allows these students to borrow 3 further items from Reserve Collections for use within the library.

Read our Disability Loan Policy (MS Word), or ask at the Main Enquiries desk in the Berkeley Library.

Alternative Formating

Reading material can also be provided in alternative formats (large print, Braille, scanning to disc or reading to tape, etc). The Library also has a range of Talking Books, Large print and other multi-media material available. See the Liaison Officer for more details.

The Library is also involved in the Text Access project; this is a centralised catalogue of resources for students with print disabilities (visual impairment or dyslexia) at third level in Ireland.