Archived Spotlight Information
This is information that has been published earlier on the home page of this website.
Alternative formats policy
The Health Rights Information Scotland (HRIS) team - also based in the Scottish Consumer Council and 3 offices along from SAIF - have recently revised their policy on the production of information in accessible formats. This policy provides useful information on what alternative formats and languages should be used.
|HRIS alternative formats policy - December 2006|
January 2007
How to Say It - Simply!
The Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (SCLD) is running How to Say It - Simply! on 21st March at UPDATE in Edinburgh and on 26th March at the SCLD in Glasgow. This is a new one-day training course about making information accessible. It is a practical course which builds confidence. What you learn on the day you can put into practice the next. For more information contact Clare Hayton, SCLD Training Administrator, on 0141 418 5420 or email
January 2007
Good Signs - Improving signs for people with a learning disability
This 2004 report by the Disability Rights Commission considers ways in which signs and other ways of giving directions can be made more accessible for people with learning disabilities.
|DRC Good Signs Report - 2004|
The Duty to Promote Disability Equality
The statutory code of practice for Scotland is now available to download by clicking on Do the Duty .
December 2006
What's a Babel Fish?
Babel Fish provides free online text and web page language translation tools. Try it out at babel fish and let us know if you think it is useful and should be added to our site.
July 2006
Ouch!...it's a disability thing
Check out the BBC's online disability magazine containing columnists, features weblogs, podcasts, news, opinions and chat. Entertaining, challenging and contemporary.
May 2006
Changing Britain for Good - 10 priorities for action
The DRC has launched 2 discussion papers "Changing Britain for Good: Putting disability at the heart of public policy" and "Putting disability at the heart of public policy in Scotland: Priorities for Action". The papers set out 10 priorities for achieving a society in which all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens. To read the papers visit |www.disabilitydebate.org|.
May 2006
E-accessibility of public sector services in the European Union
"The accessibility and ease of use of internet-based services and products play a key role in allowing everyone to achieve their full potential and to participate fully in society. This is not just beneficial for the individual, but for society at large: it enhances an individual's opportunities in education and employment as well as health and social life, therefore having a significant potential economic impact."
This report on E-accessibility tests how well public services across the 25 member states of the European Union and the European Commission have been designed to meet this important objective.
E-accessibility is a critical requirement for any public service that is available online because it ensures that the benefits of service delivery are translated into reality for those groups of people who may face difficulty using, or even be excluded from, government information and services.
|See the full report|
March 2006
See it right
The Royal National Institute for the Blind, (RNIB), has produced a pack of 12 booklets providing practical advice on designing, producing and planning for accessible information. The pack includes guidance on website design, large print, signs and tapes and can be ordered or printed from RNIB.
|See it right at RNIB's website. |
December 2005
Scottish Disability Equality Forum (SDEF)
SDEF works for social inclusion in Scotland through the removal of barriers and the promotion of equal access for people affected by disability. They have their own guidelines for producing material in accessible formats, which can be downloaded from their website.
|SDEF guidelines to accessible formats. |
December 2005
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