There are accessible study rooms available in the Main Library and at Kings Buildings. These areas are allocated to students who require additional learning support or the use of assistive technology. Accessible PCs are available across campus. Image What is an accessible study room? These rooms are for use by students who have registered with the Disability and Learning Support Service and who have the relevant provision in their Schedule of Adjustments that permits access. They are single occupancy rooms that can be pre-booked for up to three hours a day. How do I get access to an accessible study room? If you would like to find out about how to obtain use of an accessible study room please contact the Disability and Learning Support Service to arrange a consultation. If the Disability and Learning Support Service allocate you an accessible study room, then a schedule of adjustments will be created on your record for this purpose. Only students with this particular schedule of adjustments can use the accessible study rooms. What happens next if the Disability and Learning Support Service offer me access to an accessible study room? The Disability and Learning Support Service will contact the IS EdHelp team about the adjustment. Once you receive an email from IS EdHelp, you will be able to collect a key. You will be able to collect a key for these rooms from the IS EdHelp desk on the ground floor of the Main Library or from the IS EdHelp desk at the Murray Library – a £10 deposit is required which is to be paid online. The deposit will be added to your library fines when you come to the service desk and will be refunded when you return your key at the end of your studies. Once you have collected your key, you can start to book the accessible study rooms through the online Timetabling system. You can book a room for up to three hours at a time, and this can be split up throughout the day for a maximum time of three hours. Disability and Learning Support Service The University of Edinburgh Contact details Website: Disability and Learning Support Service Work: 0131 650 6828 Email: disability.service@ed.ac.uk A video with information about booking an accessible study room We are currently creating a new video as the booking system has moved into a new platform. There is a video at the below link, with information on how to book a room. If you are looking for an accessible study room, you can search for the word 'accessible' and the bookable rooms should appear. You can also favourite rooms so that they are easy to book again in future. Video guidance on using the online Timetabling system How does the online booking system work? All accessible study rooms can be booked for use 14 days in advance, however they must be booked in advance. You cannot just turn up and use an unoccupied room. These rooms are bookable through the online Timetabling system. Please see the guide below on how to use this service to book Accessible Study rooms. We are currently creating new guidance as the booking system has moved into a new platform. Where are the rooms located and what are the opening times? Main Library There are 15 Accessible study rooms on Floor 1 of the Main Library: Rooms 1-3 contain a range of specialised software and hardware (if you are eligible for these rooms you will be given a specific key) Accessible Technology accessible study rooms Rooms 4-7 and 13-15 are bookable, via the online Timetabling system, by any key-holder referred from the Disability and Inclusive Learning Service containing a PC, Keyboard, Mouse, footrest, ergonomic chair and coat hook. These rooms have had a HDMI cable added to allow you to connect your laptop to the monitor in the room. These rooms contain the same software that is included on all the University managed desktops in the Main Library, so for example, Text Help Read&Write is included but no other assistive technology. Rooms 8-12 are issued to one individual for the duration of their time at University of Edinburgh by the Disability and Inclusive Learning Service There are a further 5 rooms on the 3rd floor in the Yellow Zone (rooms 3.16-3.20) – containing a PC, Keyboard, Mouse, footrest, ergonomic chair and coat hook. The PCs in these rooms also contain the same software that is included in all the University managed desktops in the Main Library. These rooms are available anytime the Main Library is open and are booked in the same way as above. Main Library Opening Hours King’s Buildings Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library There are 2 accessible study rooms on the first floor of the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library at King’s Buildings, both with assistive technology. These rooms are available when the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library is open and are booked in the same way as above Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library Opening Times Murchison House There is one accessible study room on the lower ground floor of Murchison House located at the Kings Buildings Campus. This room is available when Murchison House is open and booked in the same way as above. This room has have had a HDMI cable added to allow you to connect your laptop to the monitor in the room. Murchison House | The University of Edinburgh Access If you have a key for the Main Library accessible study rooms 4-7, 13-15 and 3.16-3.20 it will work on the doors of the rooms at King’s Building. Rooms 1, 2 and 3 in the Main Library have a different key, and if you are allocated one of those rooms you will be issued with the specific key for that room. If you have the key for an accessible study room and it is booked but the occupant hasn't arrived yet, you can use the room until the person who has booked it shows up. Lighting There are dimmer switches in all of the accessible study room. In the 1st floor rooms in the Main Library the switches are near the desks (not where you would expect a light switch to be). The switches on the 3rd floor are next to the door where you would expect a light switch to be. There are instructions on how to use these light switches in the rooms, but if you are unsure please ask a member of EdHelp Service Desk staff What assistive technology is available in the accessible study rooms? Main Library Accessible study rooms (assistive technology) You will only have access to these if you have been given a specific key – the general bookable accessible study rooms have a different key Accessible study room 1: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF scanner, SARA scanner reader, electric adjustable height desk, Kensington Orbit trackball mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Audio Notetaker and Adobe Digital Editions. Accessible study room 2: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF scanner, electric adjustable height desk, high visibility black-on-white keyboard, Logitech marble mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write , JAWS Professional, Zoomtext, Audio Notetaker and Adobe Digital Editions. Accessible study room 3: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF scanner, Prodigi document magnifier and reader unit, electric adjustable height desk, Kinesis Advantage ergonomic keyboard, Cirque Glide Point Trackpad, left hand Quill mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write , Dragon Naturally Speaking, Zoomtext, Audio Notetaker and Adobe Digital Editions. Main Library Accessible Study Rooms (General Bookable) - Rooms 4-7, 13-15 and 3.16-3.20: These rooms contain the same software that is included on all the University managed desktops in the Main Library, so for example, Text Help Read&Write is included but no other assistive technology. King’s Building, Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library - The rooms in the Noreen and Kenneth Murray Library have assistive technology and the key to access these rooms is the same as the general bookable accessible study rooms in the Main Library and at Murchison Accessible study room 1: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF Scanner, Merlin CCTV unit, manual adjustable height desk Microsoft 4000 ergonomic keyboard, 3M ergonomic right-handed optical mouse, ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD 2016, UniSim Design Suite, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write, JAWS, Audio Notetaker, Zoomtext and Adobe Digital Editions. Accessible study room 2: HP Scanjet 5590 ADF Scanner, SARA scanner, manual adjustable height desk, Microsoft 4000 ergonomic keyboard, 3M ergonomic right-handed optical mouse. ABBYY Finereader, Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD 2016, UniSim Design Suite, MindGenius, TextHelp Read&Write, Audio Notetaker, Zoomtext, Dragon Naturally Speaking and Adobe Digital Editions. Who do I contact if there is an issue with the room? If you have an urgent issue in any of the rooms and require immediate assistance please contact the Library Helpdesk staff. If you would like to report a fault or issue with the rooms please contact Viki Galt, Head of Disability Information - viki.galt@ed.ac.uk We aim to do an annual survey requesting feedback on these rooms. If you have access to these rooms a link to the survey will be sent to you automatically, usually in Semester 2. Accessible study room etiquette Please bear in mind that these rooms are in high demand and we rely on students being courteous and considerate to ensure these rooms are able to operate as efficiently as possible. If you no longer require use of the room, you should cancel your online booking. Sessions can also be ended early to free up the room if you leave the room earlier than the end of the booking. When using the room, please comply with the following regulations: Bookings can be made for a maximum of 3 hours Users can book up to 3 hours a day in any combination of timings Rooms are for individual work and not available for group work * If studying with music, headphones must be used Do not use the room to make social mobile calls and keep all other calls to a minimum as this can disrupt other users Lock the door when you leave the room If the room is vacant but booked, you may use the room until the booker shows up for their session Ensure you take all belongings with you when you leave and do not leave personal belongings in the room Eating is not permitted in any of the study rooms Leave the space clean and tidy and remove all litter * Students may be accompanied by support workers We respectfully ask students who are using these rooms to adhere to the guidelines set out in the code of conduct which can be found below Document Accessible Study Room Etiquette Guide (111.65 KB / 08) Request an alternative format To request this document in an alternative format, such as large print or on coloured paper, please contact Viki Galt, the Head of Disability Information. Viki Galt Head of Disability Information Information Services Contact details Work: 0131 650 6645 Email: viki.galt@ed.ac.uk BSL users can contact me via Contact Scotland-BSL, the on-line British Sign Language interpreting service. Find out more on the Contact Scotland website. Related Links Disability and Learning Support Service This article was published on 2024-10-08
