Other Assistive Technologies

Many Library locations offer access to a variety of devices that provide patrons with disablilties easier access to Library resources.

Assistive Amplification Systems

An infrared system which relays sound to hearing impaired attendees of library programs, such as lectures, book discussions, readings, and training programs. Available at:

• Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library: Program Room
• Bronx Library Center: Auditorium
• Muhlenberg Library: Program Room
• Stephen A. Schwarzman Building: Bartos Forum, Berger Forum, South Court Auditorium, South Court Classrooms A & B
• Library for the Performing Arts: Bruno Walter Auditorium
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Langston Hughes Auditorium

Personal Reading Machines

A device that scans printed text and reads aloud in synthetic speech. Available at:

• Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
• Baychester Library
• Bronx Library Center
• Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
• Library for the Performing Arts
• Mid-Manhattan Library, Accessibility Services
• Science, Industry and Business Library
• St. George Library Center

Closed-Circuit Television Enlargers (CCTVs)

A monitor that enlarges printed material 45-60 times. Available at:

• Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
• Baychester Library
• Countee Cullen Library
• Bronx Library Center
• Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
• Jefferson Market Library
• Mid-Manhattan Library, Accessibility Services
• 96th Street Library
• Science, Industry and Business Library
• St. George Library Center
• Soundview Library

Braille Writers

Available at:

• Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library
• Mid-Manhattan Library, Accessibility Services

Video Relay Service for the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Community

• Bronx Library Center
• Mid-Manhattan Library, Accessibility Services
• St. George Library Center