The Library's service to students with reading disabilities
Talking books - listen to your course literature
As a student with a reading disability, you can borrow your course literature in the form of a talking book from MTM - Swedish Agency for Accessible Media. You get access to talking books by contacting the library's contact persons. They will give you an account to MTM's catalogue LEGIMUS and also teach you how to download and read talking books.
More information about Talking books
Text-to-speech software
Text-to-speech software is used for listening to web sites, pdf-files, word documents and some e-books.
Simple text-to-speech programs are often included in the web browser.
In Edge, look for the symbol with tree dots in tha adress bar, and choose "Read aloud".
- Read aloud with Microsoft Edge
- In Chrome and Firefox you will need to install an extension. Search for "Text to speech" under Extensions and try for example "Read aloud".
You can also listen to your "Word Documents"
StavaRex & Spellright - spell check software
StavaRex and SpellRight is available for PC and Mac and all students can download to their private computer.
More information about StavaRex & SpellRight
Assistive apps
"The Swedish National Association for Dyslexia and Dyscalculia" provides a list of useful apps. (In Swedish)
