The Health Sciences Libraries are committed to providing physical access to materials and resources for library users at all three locations: the Health Sciences Library and Information Center (HSLIC), the Social Work Library, and the K. K. Sherwood Library.
Please call the service desk at the appropriate library to verify available services and make an appointment for on-site personal assistance. Assistance without an appointment is provided on a staff-available basis. Many library resources and services are available online. Call 206-543-3390 for additional information or send an email message to hsl at u.washington.edu. User fees are charged for some services.
Getting Around
Parking Services - Upon entering campus at any gatehouse, a visitor who is mobility impaired should self-identify in order to be accommodated. Visitors will be assigned parking in a "disabled" area as close to their destination as possible.
Campus mobility route maps are available as well as lists of room numbers in the Magnuson Health Sciences Center/UW Medical Center and maps of the Health Sciences Libraries.
Dial-A-Ride, an accessible campus shuttle bus, is available at no charge for mobility impaired UW students, faculty and staff. Call 206-685-1511 for details.
- Heath Sciences Library and Information Center -- 206-543-3390
The closest parking is in the middle level of the South Campus (S-1) Parking Garage. Access to the library from the Parking Garage is through the Health Sciences Building, which is open fewer hours than the library. Current building hours are Monday - Friday 6 am - 7pm. After hours, access to the library through the building is limited to UW clientele with keycards or by calling and making arrangements to be met at the door. A wheelchair accessible restroom is located in the library. The second floor of the library is accessed by stairs within the library or by a separate keycard entrance. Frequent library users with disabilities may request a keycard to access library materials on the second floor of the library directly. Call for an appointment to access materials and services.
- Social Work Library -- 206-685-2180
The closest parking is the Central Plaza Garage. Once in the Social Work, Speech and Hearing Sciences building, there is an elevator to reach the library entrance on the 2nd floor. Restrooms are located in the library.
- K. K. Sherwood Library -- (206) 341-4124
No wheelchair accessible facilities are available. Call for an appointment for access to materials and services at Harborview.
Service animals such as seeing-eye dogs are permitted in the library facilities. Identified structural barriers to access in the Health Sciences Libraries will be addressed during all remodeling projects and will be removed when feasible.
For information about access or services at other UW Libraries, see Access for Persons with Disabilities on the UW Libraries Information Gateway.
Services by Appointment
Please call the service desk at the appropriate library to verify available services and make an appointment for on-site personal assistance. Apointment requests may also be sent by email to hsl at u.washington.edu. Your appointment entitles you to up to one hour of personal assistance from a staff member who will provide any of the following services:
- Pulling Materials
- Items available on site will be pulled from the shelves without charge. UW borrowers may also request materials from other UW Libraries without charge by using the Request feature in the UW Libraries Catalog. The turn-around time is usually 3-7 days. Not all materials are available via the Request service.
- Photocopying Materials
- Staff will provide assistance with photocopying materials on-site if a user is physically unable to operate self-service photocopy equipment. Copyright law compliance requirements apply, and fees (if applicable) will be collected for all copying performed by HSLIC staff. Users need to bring coins or $1.00 bills to pay for the copying. Document Services fees apply for copying requests made from off-site.
- Photocopies of materials from other UW Libraries collections can be obtained through HSL's Document Services. Refer to Document Services for services and fee information.
- Reference Service and Assistance in Using Self-Service Databases
- Reference service, including assistance in using the self-service
databases, is available from 10 am - 3pm, Monday - Friday.
UW students, faculty and staff may contact their library liaisons for in-depth reference service.
- Reference service, including assistance in using the self-service
databases, is available from 10 am - 3pm, Monday - Friday.
- User Education
- The Health Sciences Libraries offer a wide range of educational activities. The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206-543-6450/V, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.
Other Campus Services
Adaptive Technology Lab at Mary Gates Hall, 206-685-4144 (Voice/TTY), provides resources to improve access to computing resources for University of Washington students, faculty, and staff. UW visitors should call the service desk at the appropriate library for information about available adaptive computing resources.
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Disability Resources for Students (DRS), 206-543-8924 (voice), and 206-543-8925 (TTY), coordinates academic accommodations for enrolled students with documented disabilities.
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The Disability Services Office, 206-543-6450 (voice) or 206-543-6452 (TTY), offers assistance to University employees or members of the public attending University events.
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/hsl/users_with_disabilities.html