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Accessibility

If you are unable, or temporarily unable, to visit our campus libraries, please check our Off Campus Student page for ways we can support you. 

Manukau Campus Library - Level 2

Best taxi drop off point: drop off bay on Davies Ave.

Nearest accessible parking: the MIT carpark, accessed from Manukau Station Road, has parks reserved near the building for cars displaying a current mobility parking permit. Note: Parking charges apply. The nearest accessible entrance to the MIT Building is on the North side facing the park. 

Campus map: MIT Manukau and Tech Park Campus

Lift location: Two sets of lifts on North and South sides of atrium. Use the North side (side nearest park) to get to the library entrance on level 2.

Nearest accessible toilet: located on ground floor, levels 1 and 4, include shower.

Maritime (City) Campus Library - Level 3

Best taxi drop off point: loading bay opposite entrance or down Tyler St.

Nearest accessible parking: there is a 120 minute mobility park on Tyler St. by Takutai Square.

Campus map: Maritime (City) Campus

Lift location: in building lobby to right. Note: Entrance to building is off Commerce St, there are steps leading to the lobby with a stair lift.

Nearest accessible toilet: on level 3.

Ōtara Campus Library - NP Block, Level 2

Best taxi drop off point: outside NP Block, accessed via Gates 11 or 14.

Nearest accessible parking: outside NP Block, accessed via Gates 11 or 14. There are three parks reserved for cars displaying a current mobility parking permit. Note: Parking charges apply.

Campus map: Ōtara Campus

Lift location: there is no lift in NP Block. The nearest lift is in NR Block and access to level 2 of NP Block is via the air bridge.

Nearest accessible toilet: an accessible unisex toilet is located beside the entrance to the library.

 

If you have any further questions, please contact us.

EBSCO Accessibility Guidelines

Where html is available for an article, there are translation and text to speech functions. If only a pdf is available, EBSCOhost recommends downloading it to Adobe Reader for reading with a screen reader. Check out their navigation guide to learn how to navigate the EBSCOhost platform with a screen reader and keyboard.

ProQuest eBook Central Accessibility Resources

Go to your profile, which is found in the settings, to change to text only mode to make screen reader compatible. You can also change to open dyslexic font. ProQuest recommends reading eBooks online for the best experience or downloading book to Adobe Digital Editions to view offline or on a smaller device.  

ClinicalKey Student - Nursing

The Bookshelf online reader and app platforms are built to be accessible for all users and devices. Add textbooks to your Bookshelf library to access features such as real aloud, magnification and background options. Read ClinicalKey Student’s accessibility policy and access VPAT Accessibility Conformance Report. 

Bridget Williams Books – Treaty of Waitangi Collection, Critical Issues 

Knovel - Engineering and Maritime eBooks 

Gale Databases

Several in built accessibility features including changing font style, font size, line spacing and colours of an article or eBook. Text to speech function with ability to download audio file.  

Guides

Learning Tools

Watch Learning Tools in Microsoft Office 365.

 

Accessibility Tools for Office

PowerPoint Resources

Videos

Resources

Learn how to use several built-in Apple accessibility features to support vision, physical and motor and learning needs. 

Apple Guides

Apple Support Videos