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The Library: Library Disability Support

Library Disability Support

The Library Disability Support Team can help you with:

  • borrowing books
  • accessing your reading lists
  • searching Discover for books and eBooks
  • researching a topic and finding information
  • obtaining items in accessible formats
  • referencing
  • finding your way around the Library
  • the Disability Resource Areas and study space
  • assistive software
  • using Library services and equipment
  • or any other Library query

One-to-one appointments are available via phone, Microsoft Teams or face-to-face, please click on the Book an Appointment button.

Skills development

The Skills for Learning webpages contain advice, resources and activities on university study, academic writing, maths and IT skills.

Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the Leeds Beckett Library Disability Support pages. Disability can mean different things to different people. We can support people with a wide range of long-term conditions, specific learning differences and disabilities, to use the Library.

On these pages you will find information about the services and support we provide. Please use the tabs above to find out more.

There is information about who can accompany you in the Library, accessibility features in Sheila Silver Library and accessibility features in Headingley Library. Our Visit Us pages have floor plans with text descriptions and self-guided library tours.

Study Support Software Finder

The Study Support Software Finder will help you to identify Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) software, Library software or free software which will help with a range of needs or tasks. For example if you are looking for software which will read text aloud to you, or change the colours of your screen.

University Disability Support

The Disability Advice team offer advice and guidance on any disability-related matters. They encourage all applicants and current students to contact them to discuss support and facilities available.

Information about how to access support and what support is available is available on the Disability Advice website. They offer Disability Advice Drop-Ins sessions at both campuses. Or you can contact them via:

Ask Us

Library Disability Support Team

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Appointments with the Library Disability Support Team will be available up to and including Friday 20 December, they will start again on Monday 6 January. You will still be able to book appointments for January.

Chat with the Library Disability Support team

Your chat will be handled by a team of Library staff who may discuss it with the Library Disability Support team or refer it to them for specialist advice. If you do not feel comfortable with this and would prefer to contact the Library Disability Support team directly, please email LibraryDisability@leedsbeckett.ac.uk