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Dyslexia awareness week

Positive about Dyslexia

This week is Dyslexia Awareness Week 2017, and this year’s theme is ‘Positive about Dyslexia’. The Library has a wide range of support available for students with dyslexia to help you succeed at University.

02/10/17
Leeds Beckett Library Libraries and Learning Innovation
NAGE book award

Making eBooks more accessible - latest news

We told you in a previous post about a project to audit and improve the accessibility of eBooks, which has now been completed. Sue Smith and Vicky Dobson from Library Disability Support worked on the eBook Accessibility Audit project as part of a team from across the UK. This also included Jamie Phillips from Leeds Beckett University, and colleagues from the University of Kent, the University of Liverpool, Manchester Metropolitan University and York St John University.

08/02/17
Leeds Beckett Library Libraries and Learning Innovation

Improve your study skills - free software workshops in the Library

We have lots of software on the PCs and laptops in the Library to support your studies.

26/10/16
Leeds Beckett Library Libraries and Learning Innovation

Promoting diversity by making eBooks more accessible

Earlier this month Sue Smith and Vicky Dobson, who work in the Library Disability Support Team, traveled to London to attend the presentation of the 2016 CILIP CDEG Diversity Award.

29/09/16
Leeds Beckett Library Libraries and Learning Innovation

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