Two Special Study Rooms, located on the 2/F Main Library, are equipped with assistive devices and equipment to SEN students.
Registered SEN students recommended by CEDARS SEN Support can access the Rooms by tapping their student cards on the card readers next to the Study Rooms doors. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservation is required.
Also, we work with the Examinations Office to arrange special examination for SEN students in the Special Study Rooms.
Special Study Room 1 provides equipment and software for students with visual impairment, where braille signage is installed.
The Focus Blue line of refreshable braille displays provides a tactile interface to computer. It has 40 refreshable braille cells and requires the use of a screen reader such as JAWS for Windows.
Humanware Brailliant BI 40X is a 40 cells braille display with cursor routing keys and it is compatible with JAWS 18 and above, Dolphin SuperNova, NVDA, VoiceOver iOS and MAC iOS.
ZoomText Large Print Keyboard
ZoomText Large Print Keyboard provides more visible letters compared to standard keyboards. It is also connected to the ZoomText software, where the different ZoomText commands can be triggered by holding any of the F1 through F12 keys.
Windows computers in the room are installed with screen reading software with JAWS and NVDA (with HK Blind Union add-on). The software assists users to read the text displayed on a speech synthesizer or braille display in English and Chinese.
Three computers running Windows 10 and Microsoft Office 2010 are also installed with the following software.
The iMac running MacOsBigSur Version 11 is installed with the following software.
Desktop electronic magnifier supports several magnifying sizes and color modes.
Braille Embosser, with acoustic hood, prints braille characters on papers.
Color Laser Jet Printer
Scanner
Height Adjustable Table