Hi John,

I would suggest a patch board (some people use additional aides such as
roller mice, that need power). A variety of keyboards, mice etc might be
nice (one place where I worked, we acted as a center for all employees and
members of the public who could come and try out the kit to see if it would
help).

Rather than having a wheelchair accessible desk (or additionally) you might
consider an adjustable height desk - some people prefer to stand as they
find sitting/standing transits difficult or time-consuming.

If you have historic documents or photographs, I'd suggest a CCTV system -
these are brilliant and allow great magnification, colour shifts (so that
people can see in the spectrum they can see), etc.

Best wishes,

Pat

Pat Reynolds

Executive Director,
Free UK Genealogy

On Tue, 4 Dec 2018 at 15:09, John Klima <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We are investigating options for ADA access public computers. We have one
> wheelchair-accessible machine set up with Zoom Text on a large monitor
> which works ok but doesn't get a lot of use. We don't have any options on
> our OPACs. We have one gentleman who uses a large magnifying glass to use
> our OPACs and he gets irate if you try to suggest he use the ADA machine.
> LOL
>
> What sort of creative solutions do you all use?
>
> John Klima
> Assistant Director
> Waukesha Public Library
> 262-524-3688
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