Universal access can take several forms.

• Adapted facilities to facilitate physical access
• Adapted equipment and tools, for example:
  • High-contrast keyboard
  • Wheelchairs
  • Victor Reader available for loan (in certain libraries) 
  • pedal desk for people with attention deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD)
  • MP3 players
  • Digital magnifying glass and screen magnification software
  • Reading glasses loaned in certain libraries
  • Furniture and accessories favouring calm and concentration among children with special needs (e.g., wobble stools, relaxation chairs, sensory cushions, sensory floor tiles, noise cancelling headphones, etc.)
  • Digital piano with headphones available to people in wheelchairs.  
  • Trackball mouses
  • Adjustable work tables
  • Video magnifier (in certain libraries)  
• Adapted collections, for example:
  • Large-print books
  • Talking books and digital audio books
  • Books adapted for people with a reading disorder such as dyslexia
  • Films in DVD and Blu-ray with audio-descriptions for people with a visual impairment
  • Films on DVD and Blu-ray with subtitles for people with a hearing impairment
  • Adapted society games (in braille, large print or for people with a cognitive limitation or a learning disorder) 
  • Sensory kits (in certain libraires)
• Adapted services, for example:
  • Home mailing service that lets people with a disability or people ages 65 and older access the collection without going in person to the library
  • Sensory spaces or rooms in some libraries
• Adapted and inclusive activities
  • Library programming includes activities for clients with special needs or functionally diverse clients
  • See the schedule of events

Contact your library staff to check availability of equipment, collections and services.