Reading machines enable people with visual impairments or reading disabilities to use the library's print resources. Printed materials can be scanned into a personal computer, then read aloud in computer-synthesized speech, displayed in large print, or both.
Reading machines using Kurzweil 1000 software are available for public use at the following locations:
Downtown & Business
612 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412.281.7141
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
4724 Baum Boulevard
Phone: 412.687.2440
Reference Services
Main Library - Third Floor
4400 Forbes Avenue
Phone: 412.687.3138
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