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Accessibility at the Social Work Library

This page contains accessibility information specific to the Social Work Library. For general accessibility information about all UW-Madison Libraries, see Accessibility.

Contact Information

For accessibility questions for this building, please use our Ask a Librarian service. If you need a resource or accommodation that is not listed on this page, please email accommodation-request@library.wisc.edu

Accessing the Library

The Social Work Library is located on the 2nd floor of the School of Social Work building.

Driving Directions

Linden Drive

  • Take Charter to Linden; turn left onto Linden.
  • The School of Social Work is located behind the Middleton building, next to Bradley Memorial building. Turn into the first driveway on your left, and drive all the way back under the breezeway to park in one of the metered parking spaces. The main entrance of the Social Work building will take you to the 2nd floor. Turn left just beyond the double doors.

University Avenue

  • Take University Avenue to Charter; go past the intersection and stay in the right-hand lane.
  • Turn into the Lot 20 driveway on the right (next to the Medical Sciences Center).
  • Follow signs to the Social Work building; Library is on 2nd floor (Room 236).

Walking Directions

Linden Drive

  • Turn into the courtyard between the Middleton building and the Nutritional Sciences building. The School of Social Work is located behind the Middleton building, next to Bradley Memorial building.
  • The main entrance of the Social Work building will take you to the 2nd floor. Turn left just beyond the double doors.

University Avenue

  • Enter the Medical Sciences Center at 1300 University Avenue.
  • About 50 feet from the front entrance, take a left turn in the hallway. You will come to a brown door.
  • Go through the brown door, along a short breezeway, to the first floor of the School of Social Work.
  • Follow the first floor hallway until you come to an elevator. Take the elevator to the second floor.
  • Turn right when you come out of the elevator. The library will be on your right.

Access for Persons with Disabilities

  • Enter the driveway of the parking ramp from University Avenue, Lot 20. (See if spots are available here).
  • Go to elevators, press UL (Upper Level).
  • Turn left when outside the elevator enclosure; follow the cement walkway down to the side door.
  • Enter the building on the first floor (electronic doors) and take the elevator to the 2nd floor.
  • Turn right and enter the library at Room 236.

Interior Space Accessibility

Study tables and wireless access are available throughout the library.

Quiet Study Areas

  • located in the lower level of the library

Group Study Room

  • located on the lower level of the library (Rm 143)
  • includes a mobile white board
  • includes a projection screen for use with an LCD projector (inquire at the circulation desk for projector checkout)
  • may book up to 2 weeks ahead online

Media/Study Room

  • located on the lower level of the library (Rm. 142)
  • equipped with DVD and VHS players
  • includes a computer with a large flat screen monitor
  • includes a mobile white board
  • may book up to 2 weeks ahead online

Accessing the Lower Level of the Library

For assistance with wheelchair access to the lower level of the library, please ask at the circulation desk on the upper level of the library. 

Restrooms

Restrooms are located on the second floor of the Social Work Building just outside the upper level of the library. 

Lighting

The lower level of the library has motion-detected lights. If there has been no movement for a certain amount of time these lights will turn off. 

Technology

Adaptive Workstation

The Social Work Library has an adaptive workstation located on the upper level of the library. The computer name is GLS-ASWL6257. The adaptive workstation includes the following accessibility software: 

FSReader 3.0

  • DAISY format reader for desktop PCs running Windows from Freedom Scientific.

JAWS (Job Access with Speech) 2020

  • Comes with FSReader 3.0 and is also a screen reading software.
  • Developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse.

MAGic 14

  • Screen magnification software with speech.

Morphic

  • Accessibility software that simplifies computer experience.

Kurzweil 3000

  • Guides students through the entire learning process: reading, writing, and test taking.

For more information on the accessibility applications at the adaptive workstation, see Adaptive Workstation Applications and Materials.

Visual Accessibility Aids

These materials can be requested for temporary checkout at the circulation desk of the Social Work Library.

  • Colored overlays: This pack of 8 plastic page overlays come in a variety of colors. They are intended to make text easier to read by reducing page and text color-related visual stress.
  • Magnifying bars: the library has a set of two bars. They can be used as document magnifiers or low vision aids, and are nice tools for reading small print. They provide a clear image, and help readers focus on up to two lines of standard text at a time.

Services

Accessing Materials and Services

If you need assistance getting access to any materials in the Social Work Library, please ask at the circulation desk on the upper level of the library.