The Wheaton College Library is committed to making reasonable and appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide equal access to programs, services, and facilities for students, staff, faculty, and visitors.
Contact Joshua M. Avery, Team Leader for Access Services and Assessment for more information or assistance with access and services. Joshua can be reached at joshua.avery@wheaton.edu. Users can also call 630.752.5354 during the library’s operating hours for assistance.
Visiting the Library
Library (Main)
A ramp and accessible automatic door is located at the entrance to the Wheaton College Library (Main) location. An elevator in the Library’s Café provides access to all three levels of the library.
Archives and Special Collections
A ramp and accessible automatic door is located at the entrance to Billy Graham Hall. The Archives and Special Collections location is available by elevator from the main lobby.
Accessible Restrooms
Accessible restrooms with clear floor space, grab bars, and accessible sinks and toilets are located near the Perry Café in the Library (Main) location and on all floors of Billy Graham Hall.
Parking
Visitors with license plates or placards from an appropriate agency may park in designated ADA spaces. For full details about parking and a parking map, please visit Wheaton College Public Safety.
Study Spaces
The Wheaton College Library offers a variety of accessible study areas for individual and group study.
Study rooms can be reserved for individual or group study online by visiting library.wheaton.edu/spaces
Service Animals
Service Animals are described in the Wheaton College Service and Assistance Animal Policy and are permitted in all library buildings. Service animals are dogs (or miniature horses) that are trained to perform tasks for individuals with disabilities.
Accessing library materials
Library employees are available to assist users with accessibility or disability needs. If you need additional assistance accessing library materials, please reach out to the Circulation Desk at 630.752.5354 or circulation.desk@wheaton.edu.
Physical Materials
Library users may request physical materials be held for pickup at the Library (Main) Circulation Desk, delivered to a campus office, or, mailed to a home address. For full details, visit library.wheaton.edu/deliveryinstructions
Scanning
Library users may request scans of articles or chapters. To request a scan, log into the Library Search interface and select the appropriate choices under the Get It menu.
Bookstack Assistance
The Library offers bookstack assistance to users with disabilities. To request assistance, go to the Circulation Desk of the location where the item is located.
Research Assistance
The Research Help Desk offers, in-person research assistance. Additionally, librarians are available for individual appointments. To get help, library users can book a research appointment, find the Research Help Desk hours, or contact a librarian directly.
Modified formats
SensusAccess allows students, faculty, staff, and alumni to automatically convert documents into a range of alternate media including audio books (MP3 and DAISY), e-books (EPUB, EPUB3 and Mobi), digital Braille, digital large-print, and BeeLine Reader. The service can also remediate inaccessible documents such as image-only PDF files, JPG pictures, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and LaTeX projects and deliver them into more accessible formats.
Assistive Software and Technology
All public access computers in the library offer assistive software, with designated workstations offering additional assistive equipment.
Other Resources
Additional resources provided by Wheaton College, Learning and Accessibility Services Office.