Guidelines for Using the Adaptive Technology Lab

The spaces and technology in the Adaptive Technology Lab are available for students registered with Queen's Students Accessibility Services (QSAS) or with the Adaptive Technology Centre. Interpreters, interveners, attendants, and support persons may accompany students into the Lab. If you are a student with a disability and not registered with QSAS, please contact the Adaptive Technology Centre (ATC) staff at library.atc@queensu.ca to make arrangements for lab and technology use.

Evening and weekend access to the ATC and the Adaptive Technology Lab is available through the use of a keycard. To request and obtain a keycard, please email library.atc@queensu.ca or visit staff in the ATC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays. 

Quiet Space

The Adaptive Technology Lab is a quiet study and work environment.

• Students should not have prolonged or loud conversations in the space.
• Phone, Zoom or Teams calls are not to made in the Lab space.
  • Students needing to make a call may use the seating area located at the entrance of the Adaptive Technology Centre or book one of the ATC study rooms for this purpose.
• Group work is not permitted in the Lab.There are several bookable group study rooms available throughout Queen's University Library. Please refer to the library's Study Rooms page. 
• Students are expected to follow the Code of Conduct for Library Users. Those who are loud or disruptive to others may be asked to leave the space.

Food and drinks

Students are asked to respect the Food & Drink in the Library policy. 

Study rooms

The Adaptive Technology Centre has two bookable study rooms that are accessible and provide access to a variety of assistive technologies. They are also equipped with height-adjustable desks and a whiteboard.

• Study rooms are primarily for quiet study or use of adaptive technologies. 
• Students must book the study rooms in advance using the library's Bookable Seats system. They are available the same opening hours as Stauffer Library.
• Study rooms are for students registered with Queen's Students Accessibility Services (QSAS).  If you are a student with a disability and not registered with QSAS, please contact the Adaptive Technology Centre (ATC) staff at library.atc@queensu.ca to make arrangements to use a study room.
• The rooms are for individual use. However, a support person may accompany a student into the study room with a maixmum of two people in the study room at any given time. 
• Please do not leave any personal belongings unattended in the rooms.

Library books

Return any library books when finished. Please do not leave them in the lab.