The Adaptive Labs require YuCard card access. If your YuCard does not allow you access please follow up with your Student Accessibility Counselor or email lashelp@yorku.ca.
The Adaptive Labs in Scott and Markham Campus Library offer quiet, silent or private study spaces, accessible furniture, washrooms, computers, software, and printing.
The Adaptive Labs are open during Scott Library Hours or Markham Library Hours to students who are registered with Student Accessibility Services.
No group study work is permitted. The Labs are intended for quiet study only. Library rules on food, drink, and conduct must be followed.
The Scott Library Adaptive Lab offers four individual study rooms (Rooms A, B, C, and D) one large room with eleven computers (Room E) and one room without computers (Room K) for laptop use or silent study.
The Markham Library Adaptive Lab offers four individual study rooms (Rooms A, B, D, and E) and one large room with seven desks (Room 3031).
You may book individual study rooms online at Adaptive Lab Room Booking.
Adaptive Software and Hardware
The lab has accessible computers and scanners with accessibility software including: JAWS, Kurzweil 3000, Read and Write Gold, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Inspiration and ZoomText.
Printing from the labs' networked printers.
Rights to use the accessibility software in the Scott and Markham Library Adaptive Labs and other campus locations are enabled through your Passport York account. To get your Passport York account authorized, please connect with the Assistive Technology Lab in 1017, Victor Phillip Dahdaled Building.