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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Markham Public Library is home to two Kurzweil 3000 stations, one at the Markham Village Branch and the other at the Unionville Branch.

The Kurzweil 3000 is a computer which uses a computer monitor to display text in large print and uses a synthesized voice to read aloud.  The Kurzweil System can scan your document (letter, book, newspaper) and read it to you while displaying the text in large print on a computer screen.  It can also read pages from the Internet including emails.  The Kurzweil System has more than 1800 classic books preloaded into the computer which it can display and read to you. 

HOMEBOUND SERVICE

To ensure all Markham residents have access to library services MPL offers homebound service to customers who are unable to leave their home to visit the library. Library staff will select materials for you based on your reading preferences and deliver them to you through Library staff or volunteers.  Materials that can be provided include hardcover fiction and non-fiction, paperbacks, large print, talking books, books in other languages, and music CDs. Material is loaned out for a period of 6 weeks with one renewal period of another 6 weeks, provided there are no holds on the borrowed items.

Homebound service is offered free to any resident of the Town of Markham who is confined to home for three months or longer due to age, illness, or physical disability. If the resident is unable to apply on their own a relative, friend, or caregiver may apply on their behalf.

For further information or to request Homebound Service please contact your local branch.

VISUNET CANADA PARTNERS PROGRAM (VCPP)

VCPP is a partnership program with the CNIB Library, which provides services to customers who are unable to read print due to blindness, visual impairment, physical disability, and/or learning disability.

Through the CNIB, the library is able to provide access to:

• DAISY digital talking books
• Magazines in DAISY format and Braille
• Braille books and PrintBraille books
• Braille music and music introduction (including audio instruction)
• Descriptive videos in VHS and DVD

For more information on this program or to register, please contact your local branch.

For more information on the CNIB please visit www.cnib.ca or call 1-800-563-2642.

Deposit Collection Program

A deposit collection is a selection of Markham Public Library materials that is loaned to a Markham based community or non-profit organization for an extended period of time. A minimum of 50 items must be checked-out for a one year period.

Deposit collections are made-up of adult, teen, and juvenile books and audio materials. The choice of materials will be left to the discretion of Markham Public Library.

The organization is responsible for providing a suitable space (safe and accessible) in which to store the deposit collection. In addition, the organization will be responsible for retrieving and returning the deposit collection material from Markham Public Library.

For further information or to request a deposit collection please speak to a member of the Seniors Services Committee at your local branch.

TOP This page was last updated on 05-Mar-2010