Students with disabilities and SLD

If you are a student with visual and/or physical-motor disabilities, which cause difficulties in using paper books, you can request that the exam texts be provided to you, if available, in a format accessible to you.

Copyright Law No. 633/1941, updated by Law No. 37/2019, provides that authorised entities may make a copy in accessible format of a work or other material to which they have lawful access (Art. 71-bis, para. 2-quinquies), on a non-profit basis.
The University of Turin, as an authorised entity, offers a service of retrieval and supply of examination texts in accessible format.

In particular, the service provides:

• the retrieval and supply of material already in digital format;
• the supply in digital format of paper texts held by the University libraries;
• the retrieval and supply in digital format of bibliographic material not held in the University libraries.

Who the service is addressed to
In accordance with legal provisions, the service is aimed at students with dyslexia, visual impairment or physical-motor disabilities that make it difficult to use printed books, or with other difficulties in reading printed texts.
Those who find themselves in one of these conditions will have to submit the relevant documentation to the Office for Students with Special Needs.

How the service is provided
To use the service, you need to activate an account on SensusLibrary, the platform that makes texts available in accessible format to authorised users.
Subscribing to SensusLibrary entails signing a disclaimer stating that you undertake not to pass on the material received in digital format to third parties, not to make copies of it and to use it only for study and personal purposes.
Confirmation of subscription to the service will be sent to you by e-mail, subject to authorisation provided by the Office for Students with Special Needs.
When you will be enabled, you will be able to access the platform and request the materials you need by entering the following mandatory data: Title, Author, ISBN, Publisher, format, academic year of reference and teaching (exam).
The requested texts will be made available in an accessible format on the platform, approximately within 3 weeks. Should a longer period of time be necessary, you will be contacted by the service's e-mail address testi.accessibili@unito.it(link sends e-mail)
From the platform, you will be able to download the available file, re-edit the format as needed, or send it to your e-mail address.
If you have any difficulties using the SensusLibrary platform, please write to testi.accessibili@unito.it(link sends e-mail)

Terms of use

• the service is intended only for print-disabled users under the law
• the service is provided for study and personal use only. Any other use of the bibliographic material made available through the service is prohibited
• the end-user is solely responsible for any copyright infringement
• neither the University of Turin nor the developers of the service are responsible for improper and/or illegal use of the SensusLibrary application

For further information: https://www.sba.unito.it/en/library/students-disabilities-and-sld

In the Library you can find a modern desktop video magnifier that allows you to have a lot of space available under the camera, to be able to move easily while reading, writing or when dedicating yourself to activities that require more space.

Thanks to this tool you have the possibility to change the contrast and color scheme according to your needs.

Printed texts can be read both using the magnification of the video magnifier and the integrated OCR system with speech synthesis, with the possibility of selecting the reading of one or more blocks of text with a simple touch of the screen, thanks to Point&Read technology. To navigate through the document, simply slide your finger on the monitor, locate the part of the text and read it with a simple touch.

To use it correctly, remember to bring headphones!

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

Both in the Library and in the Diffusa Library, an electrified height-adjustable table is available and you have the possibility to request the following equipment at reception, after depositing a document:

• a braille bar
• an ergonomic mouse
• a trackball