Library Services for Persons with Disabilities

Building Access

Parking
The University has provided handicap permit parking spaces across campus including in lot C-3, the lot closest to Murphy Library.

Building Entrance
The main entrance is wheelchair accessible and has automatic doors.

Elevators
Murphy Library has two publicly accessible elevators.

Outdoor Book Drop Box
A book drop box is available outside of the library near the library’s East entrance.

Restrooms
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located throughout the building.

Signage
Braille signage is in place throughout the library.

Services

Murphy Library at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is committed to providing equal access to all library resources and collections for all library patrons. Murphy Library’s policy is to provide, whenever possible, arrangements that enable library patrons with disabilities to work independently. Murphy Library is committed to upholding the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Where independent use of library services and collections are difficult, Murphy Library will collaborate with the Office of Disability Resource Services (DRS) at UW-L to facilitate access and use of the Library’s resources and collections.

The Circulation Department will provide assistance in retrieving materials from the collection as needed.

Patrons with disabilities in need of additional assistance may schedule appointments by contacting Disability Resource Services (DRS).

Adaptive Equipment/Software

Room 26 - The Assistive Technology Room
Room 26 is located in the basement near the Government Information office.

Access to Room 26 is made through Disability Resource Services (DRS), who work with students who can benefit from this technology and trains them in its use.

The technology in this room includes:

• Kurzweil reading and scanning systems
• JAWS screen reader
• Windows Eyes voice synthesizer
• Visualtek enlarging device
• Scanner
• Printer

Library Instruction Room
A workstation that is wheelchair accessible is available in Room 30, the main library instruction classroom.

Digitized Materials

Working with Disability Resource Services (DRS), the library digitizes course text books so that they are machine readable. These materials are accessible only to students identified by DRS.