Students with disabilities
For students who require talking books or other adapted literature
Reading and writing support
Do you have dyslexia, vision impairment or other reading difficulties? If so, you can get help at the library with obtaining adapted course texts, such as talking books. Contact librarians Hanna Flood or Lars-Olof Ivarsson if you need help with adapted course literature.
Download talking books
Talking books are produced by the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media, MTM. The books are registered in their catalogue, Legimus, where you can search for and download them.
TorTalk - a text-to-speech software
TorTalk is a text-to-speech software, which you can install on your own computer. With TorTalk, you can listen to digital text and to e-books and articles. You can select the reading speed and choose among 20 languages and 60 voices.
Guide about reading support
In this guide, you will find information about reading support, how you can download and listen to talking books, and also information about reading software.
More help?
If you have a disability, for example dyslexia, a visual impairment or ADHD, Lund University can provide you with support during your studies.
Software on the library computers
The library computers are equipped with the following support software:
- Stava Rex (spell check program, Swedish)
- Spell Right (spell check program, English)
- TorTalk (text-to-speech software)
- EasyReader (reading software for talking books, also with voice synthesis)
