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Disabled access to the Library

The Library provides access to services and information resources for disabled students, faculty, staff and visitors. To explore services beyond those listed below, contact Reference (206.296.6230) or Circulation (206.296.6233).

Directions to Lemieux Library and Parking

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> Seattle University Main Campus Map - Lemieux Library is #11 on the map. Disabled parking is available in P4 (10th and E. Columbia), P2 (11th and E. Cherry Garage) or P7 (12th and E. Marion Lot).

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Entrances

Main entrance access is from the West Entrance on the 2nd Floor (entrance facing Arrupe Jesuit Residence): Automated door provides wheelchair access to the Library entrance. As you face the library entrance, wheelchair access is to the left of the staircase. If you are unable to unfasten the rope across the disabled entrance, ask a staff member at the Circulation or Reference Desk to assist you.

Note: Upon exiting the library, if you cannot navigate the security exit gate, a physical check will be performed.

Access from the 1st Floor East Entrance (entrance facing Student Center, Bellermine): Automated door provides wheelchair access to the library's first floor: Reading Room, Schafer Auditorium, Stimpson Room and McNulty Collegium. Take the elevator to the 2nd Floor which is the main entrance of the Library.

Restrooms

There are ADA compliant restrooms on the 1st Floor of Lemieux Library.

Elevators

Two elevators provide access to all floors of Lemieux Library. The 1st floor elevator provides service between the 1st floor of the building (Reading Room, Schafer Auditorium, Stimpson Room and McNulty Collegium) and the 2nd floor of the building which is the main entrance to Lemeiux library. An elevator located inside the main entrance to the library on the 2nd floor provides service to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the Library.

Study Carrels

A wheelchair accessible study carrel is located on the 3rd Floor (331C).

Computers and technology

Two wheelchair accessible workstations (#22 and #8) are available in our computer area located behind the reference desk on the 2nd floor of the Library.

Lemieux Library offers one ADA compliant low vision computer for visually impaired and learning disabled students, faculty and staff. The computer is located in Lemieux Library Room 202 and a key to Room 202 is available at the Reference Desk. The following software is installed on the computer:

  • Jaws for Windows, Version 3.5.25: JAWS creates an audio interface for blind or visually impaired users. JAWS is a screen-reading software where the computer reads aloud the contents of a document, gives the name of an icon or menu item that an user selects, or identifies the current action a user's application is doing.
  • OpenBook, Version 4.01: OpenBook is a screen-reading application for visually impaired users. The application will scan a document, display the document on a screen and then read the document aloud.
  • Zoom Text Xtra!, Version 7.01 Level 2: Zoom Text Xtra! is adaptive software for users who, because of visually impairments, require assistance using a computer and seeing document contents. Zoom Text Xtra! can magnify and read aloud screen contents.

Hardware available at this workstation includes a computer with 19” Trinitron Monitor,
Kensington Orbit Trackball, a Microtek ScanMaker 4 Scanner, Harman/Kardon Speakers and a HP DeskJet 880C printer. If you have questions about this hardware or software, contact Reference (libref@seattleu.edu or 206.296.6230) or Angela Christofferson, Coordinator of Information Technology (christoa@seattleu.edu or 206.296.6207).

Item Retrieval

Library materials may be retrieved by staff in advance of a Library visit or while you wait. Arranging for materials to be retrieved prior to your visit allows us extra time to retrieve your items and decreases the amount of time you have to wait while items are retrieved.

Advance requests: Call (206- 296-6233) or fax (206- 296-2572) the Circulation Desk. The following information should be included in the request for library items: 1. Title of item, 2. Call number of item, 3. Your name, 4. Your SU ID number, 5. Time you will pick up materials.

In-person requests: Make in-person request for Library items at the Circulation Desk by providing the above information. In-person requests are filled as soon as possible, based upon staff availability and the amount of material requested.

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary loan is a cooperative service in which materials are made available by one library to another for the use of patrons. Requests may be submitted by Seattle University students, faculty, administrators and staff for materials which are not in the collection and which are needed for research, term papers and scholarly reading. To request an item via InterLibrary Loan, visit Borrowing from other libraries.

Campus Resources for disabled patrons

Seattle University Learning Center Disability Services: Provides accommodations, support, and advocacy that assist students with disabilities in accessing all Seattle University has to offer.

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