Reading impairment
University students with a reading impairment can borrow course literature in alternative formats.
What are talking books?
Talking books are produced under an exemption in the Swedish Copyright Act. They are recorded especially for people who find it difficult to read printed text because they have a disability. Talking books can be found in the directory Legimus.se. Please note that only you who have a reading disability have the right to borrow talking books. Read more about who can borrow talking books from The Swedish Agency for Accessible Media.
Talking books
The library will help you get an account in the Legimus directory. You can read talking books in the Legimus app, in a reading program or in the web reader at Legimus.se.
Book a meeting to get a talking book account here
Order new production of talking books
If you need a book not already available through Legimus, you can order it as a new production. However, it takes 6-12 weeks to get a book produced, so you will need to plan long-term.
Do you live far from campus?
We can contact you via a web meeting tool or phone and have an introduction meeting. You can also contact your closest public library and ask for a talking book account in Legimus. Then contact us for more information regarding the University library talking book service.
Download TorTalk
TorTalk is a text-to-speech program that can read all sorts of texts on the computer screen, including e-books and PDFs. The program is available for all Mid Sweden University students and is available for both PC and Mac.
Download TorTalk
Contact co-ordinator
The co-ordinator can help you with additional support such as help with taking notes, text recordings, adjustment of rooms et cetera. Each campus has co-ordinators, see Mid Sweden University's page about disability services.