INFORMATION GUIDE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Contact:
Anna Kubiak, Collection Storage Department, Level 0, tel. 68 328 21 25, email: A.Kubiak@bu.uz.zgora.pl
Natalia Haczek, Free Access Department, Level 4, tel. 68 328 21 67, email: N.Haczek@bu.uz.zgora.pl

The University of Zielona Góra Library is a welcoming place for all users who wish to use its resources. We help people with mobility and visual disabilities to access knowledge sources freely, offering the best possible conditions for receiving information and using the Library.

The librarian on duty, acting as an assistant and guide, is available every day from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Please report your need for assistance to the lending library (phone: 68 328 2169, 68 328 2125).

Urban and architectural amenities:
 • parking
 • wheelchair ramp at the front of the building
 • external elevator
 • automatically opening exterior door
 • hands-free internal elevator with Braille buttons
 • properly marked and equipped restrooms for people with disabilities on every floor
 • handrails on both sides of the stairwells
 • width of the doors, elevators, security gates, and size of the individual work booths adapted for wheelchair users

Spatial organization:
 • indoor and outdoor surveillance
 • doorstep-free space
 • non-slip flooring
 • library counters adapted for wheelchair users
 • workstations adapted for people with disabilities (adjustable table tops, some chairs with armrests)
 • width of doors, elevators, security gates for collections, size of the individual work booths
 • distance between shelves in the Free Access Area—allowing for wheelchair access
 • first-aid room, accessible to individuals whose health condition requires medical intervention

Specialized equipment and software:
• computer stations equipped with software for people with visual impairments can be found in the Media Reading Room and on each      floor of the Free Access Area
• touchscreen monitors
• omniReader - portable reading system (Media Reading Room)
• computer station with a specialized keyboard featuring large keys and a large-screen monitor (Current Periodicals Reading Room)
• computer station with a Plustek OpticBook A300 (A3) scanner and scanning software (AbbyFine Reader 12 and Book Pavilion) (1st and  3rd floors)
• Zielona Góra Digital Library for the Visually-Impaired
• for users with visual impairments, the University Library provides computer software enabling access to information in electronic format

Assistance from library staff:
 • in navigating the building
 • in catalog, bibliographic, and database searches
 • in scanning excerpts from books and journals
 • for people with visual impairments in using the library’s digital resources and specialized software.