Screen reading or screen review software interacts with speech synthesizers to enable individuals who are blind or visually impaired to access the information displayed on a computer screen through voice output or refreshable braille display. The library provides access to a software package called JAWS for Windows on computers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the web browser software.
The following Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh locations provide public access to a computer running JAWS for Windows with speech output.
Carrick Branch
1811 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15210
Phone: 412.882.3897
Downtown and Business
612 Smitfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412.281.7141
Job and Career Education Center
Main Library
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412.622.3133
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
4724 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412.687.2440
Reference Services
Main Library - 2nd floor
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412.622.3175
Squirrel Hill Branch
5801 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Phone: 412.422.9650
The following Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh locations provide public access to a computer running JAWS for Windows NT with a refreshable braille display.
Downtown & Business
612 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412.281.7141
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
4724 Baum Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412.687.2440
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