Here is a rough guide to
how most people with disabilities and health problems would like their
information. Bear in mind different people see information easy to read in
different so don’t just guess. Please keep up to date on the accessible by
going online but not everyone will have chance right away to update their
sites.
Nine times out of ten
people with disabilities and health problems get letters from the benefit
offices and councils that we don’t understand. In fact for example there’s far
too much information the benefit letters. Due the cuts a lot of people with
disabilities and health problems are getting as much support as they used to
get, therefore there’s a risk of many people with disabilities and health
problems that have very important information they don’t understand because
they can’t find anyone to support them to understand information. For example
it could be a risk if a person doesn’t know whether they have had they benefits
cut or not.
All the same there are
different disabilities and health problems we all understand and misunderstand
different things in different ways.
Accessible
Information Guidelines.
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People with disabilities understand
it’s not always easy for people to make information accessible for us due to
cuts in funding and materials different places have got.
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All the same it doesn’t mean we
shouldn’t be asked what is accessible to us so you are aware of how you can
make information accessible if or, and, when, what you can.
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Ask people what is easy read to them!
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Ask people with learning disabilities
how we would like our information done!
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Does the person need larger
print?
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Do some people like most their
information in bold?
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Would people like their information in
a different way?
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Use words that we use all the time.
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Write in short word and clear short
sentences.
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Just have one idea in each sentence.
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This means shorting words or a few
letters.
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Using less words
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You may need to look in a thesaurus to find
short words for long we word.
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People with disabilities understand
there are some short words can't always be found for longs words, they may need
to understand what the information is about if you can’t make it easy read for
them.
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Most people may not be able read or and
understand long words that you can't find for short words.
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Use one active verb for eg; John loves
Mary not Mary is loved by John.
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Think about key points that can be made
easier for the person.
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Don't use words that only specialist
would understand or acronyms.
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Write words that we use all the time.
Font.
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How would a person like their information?
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What font would they like?
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What size fond would they like?
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Bold, underline, italics and or etc.
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Some may want their information written
in Comic San, Ariel, or by FS Mencap.
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Use bold for highlighting words.
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Use size 14 text.
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Titles and headings size 16 for bold.
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Comic San, Ariel or by FS mencap.
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Italics and block capitals change the
shape of words and make them hard to read.
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Instructions and directions in bullet
points or for eg; ABC 123.
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No jargon and no words jumping off the
page, which means large print for it to be clear enough for people to read and
understand.
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Jumping from one topic to the other
makes it harder for you to write and us to read.
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Something clear and well planned with
all key point information.
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Easy read works for everyone but
different people see easy read different in different ways.
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This could mean different
coloured writing on different coloured paper.
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Would they like colours would like for
eg; some people may like pink paper with purple writing. Paper or and coloured
writing?
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Ask people kind of colours they would
like!
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If you are writing a lot of pages use
colour codes.
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Use clear coloured paper.
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Green is not a good colour to use.
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Words in white (reversed out text) on
coloured back ground can be harder to reader.
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Some people might need things to be
printed onto coloured paper.
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Remember not everyone manages with
colour so ask them first.
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Use full stops.
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Try not to use other punctuation.
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Use bullet points.
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Do not use abbreviations for eg; do not don't.
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One subject on page.
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If you have to use more than
each page with more about then whenever the subject is.
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Use
page numbers.
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It's easier to read across the
page.
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Make sure there is plenty of space to
write
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Avoid columns.
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Make sure there’s space on forms for people to
fill in.
One subject on page.
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If you have to use more than each page
with more whenever the subject is.
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Use page numbers.
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Avoid columns.
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Using photographs by asking permission off
different places first.
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Photographs should be nouns people.
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Places and objects.
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Writing on the right hand side.
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It could be different if you are
writing in another language.
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Do not float text on top or across the
page.
Useful tips.
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Show pictures of a clock with the right
time you may want to see a person on whatever for eg; if you can.
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Some people find cartoon pictures
childish.
Information
on CD and DVD.
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Make information available on DVD or CD
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Make information easier for people to
find.
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Use a buddy system where people have
somewhere to go through information with them or ask questions.
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Some may need plenty of notice before
their appointment is due mainly if they have a lot of other things to think
about with disabilities and health problems on top of that.
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Sent information at least 4 weeks
before appointment or meeting people may need or and want to go to.
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This will give people time to get help
if they want or and need it.
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This also may help most people
understand the information.
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These contact details may be
out of business so check out first and find out what’s in place necessary.
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If you want to produce all or part
of this guide please talk to us.
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