ACCESSIBILITY
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Bernards Township Library seeks to make its services, facilities and programs available to all patrons, including those with disabilities.
Home Borrowing
Home Borrowing is available through the Somerset County Library System for residents that are 65+ and/or disabled and live in Somerset County.
Access From Home
All Bernards Township Library cardholders in good standing have access to electronic resources from home.
These include:
Physical Materials
In addition to standard print materials, Bernards Township has physical materials in the following formats:
Technological Aids
Bernards Township Library has the following technological aids to assist our patrons.
Browsealoud, available for use with the Library catalog
Supportive software that includes speech, reading, and translation tools to make the catalog easier for users with dyslexia, low literacy, visual impairments and English language barriers. For further assistance, contact the Reference Staff in person, by phone (908-204-3031, ext. 4), by email (reference@bernardslibrary.org), by text (908-365-0776).
Colorblind Glasses, which can be checked out for up to two weeks.
Theck out these glasses to see more clearly the next time you visit a museum or park. They are appropriate for indoor and outdoor use. Note: these glasses are designed to assist those with red-green color blindness.
Hearing Helpers, which can be checked out for up to two weeks.
Personal FM System with a transmitter and receiver, which picks up and broadcasts sounds up to 100 feet away. It has the ability to amplify sounds and reduce background noise
Website is fully functional for those with impaired vision.
Our website strives to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities and more user-friendly for everyone.
PCs
For assistance adapting Library computers to improve accessibility, please contact the Reference Staff in person, by phone (908-204-3031, ext. 4), by email (reference@bernardslibrary.org), by text (908-365-0776).
The New Jersey Talking Book and Braille Center.
If you are unable to read or hold books due to a physical or learning disability, ask us about how to set up an account with The New Jersey Talking Book and Braille Center.
