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Library Services and Facilities for Special Education Needs (SEN) Students: Home

Library Services

The Library is committed to providing positive experience for all our users. In order to provide equal access to services and collection for all, the Library staff will assist users with Special Education Needs (SEN) to locate information, retrieve materials, access services and use library facilities. For assistance, the Library can be contacted by WhatsApp: 2584-8524 or by email: library@hkapa.edu.

Some of the Library subscribed e-databases provides accessibility features "screen reader" allowing the users to navigate the website and to use special functions such as "Read Aloud" and "Hear Text Aloud", please go to Accessibility Statements of various e-platforms and databases to find out more. 

Library Facilities

For the visually impaired, the Library has provided dedicated computer with special software on the G/F of the Academy Library.

Software Location
ABBYY FineReader provides Optical Character Recognition (OCR) function, to recognize and convert the scanned words into readable texts. AudioVisual Area
GOODFEEL® Braille Music Translator allows users to read music scores through audio or braille displays. AudioVisual Area
JAWS (Job Access with Speech) helps users navigate the computer desktop by synthesizing speech from on-screen text. AudioVisual Area
NVDA (Non-visual Desktop Access) helps users navigate the computer desktop by synthesizing speech from on-screen text. AudioVisual Area

A workstation with screen reading software installed is located near the newspapers collection.

Equipment for Loan

Equipment Loan Period Borrow from
Notetaker 40 Cells Braille Display 7 days Circulation Counter of the Academy Library

Accessibility Statements of various e-platforms and databases

Contact the Library

For assistance, the Library can be contacted by WhatsApp: 2584-8524 . Opening hours of the WhatsApp a Librarian service: Monday to Friday from 2pm to 6pm

General Enquiries

library's telephone number 2584-8510 

library's email address  library@hkapa.edu

library's WhatsApp phone number  2584-8524 (Mon-Fri 14:00 -18:00)