Assistive Technologies
The City College Library is committed to making its resources accessible to all members of the college community. Many of the Library's resources can be accessed remotely via the Library's web site at:
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library. Persons with disabilities can take advantage of a number of services offered by the Library to assist our users in meeting their library research needs. For more information, please contact: Mounir Khalil, MLS, Cohen Library, email:
mkhalil@ccny.cuny.edu phone: (212)650-7267.
Library Services Available to Patrons with Disabilities 
Research Assistance - Individual Consultations
Contact a Subject Area Specialist to make an appointment to meet with a librarian in your subject area to obtain assistance with your research.
Retrieving Materials from the Stacks - Make arrangements at the Reference Desk to have books and journals retrieved from the shelves of any CCNY Library. At times, such as holidays and evening hours, reduced staffing may preclude staff from immediately providing such assistance, but every attempt will be made to accommodate requests in a timely manner. If you are doing extensive library research, you may find it beneficial to contact the library in advance to make an appointment, so we can serve you better.
Photocopying
- Photocopies of Journal Articles
You can obtain copies of journal articles by submitting a request in person to the Library's Reference Desk. Journal articles will be retrieved and photocopied for you. Before using this service, please obtain proper identification regarding your disability. A letter of qualification from the Office of Disabled Student Services of CCNY will be required for this service. If you are a student at another CUNY school, a letter from the office providing services to disabled students where you attend will be required. At times, such as holidays and evening hours, reduced staffing may preclude staff from immediately providing such assistance, but every attempt will be made to accommodate requests in a timely manner.
You can obtain copies of books by taking the materials to be copied to the Library's Reference Desk. Before using this service, please obtain a letter of qualification, described above. At times, such as holidays and evening hours, reduced staffing may preclude staff from immediately providing such assistance, but every attempt will be made to accommodate requests in a timely manner.
Assistive Technologies Available in Cohen Library The following assistive technologies are available:
- Computers equipped with scanners
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- JAWS and Vocal-Eyes computer screen reading software
- Kurzweil 1000 printed material reading software
- Zoom Text screen magnification software
- Dragon Naturally Speaking speech recognition software
- Duxbury Braille translation program to convert standard text on the computer to standard Braille
- Porta-Thiel a Braille embosser for use with a computer or a Braille note taker, such as the Braille 'n Speak
- Perkins Braille writer, a manual machine for writing Braille on paper
- A reading lamp with magnifier
Use of the Assistive Technologies Eligible users may request the workstation password at the Reference Desk. Please report any problems with the equipment or software to the Reference Desk.
