Area 1: Accessible information

• RNIB: Teaching and Learning Guidance (External). RNIB landing page for resources and guidance on teaching and learning for educational professionals to support learners with vision impairments from ages 0 to 25.
• NATSIP: The Provision of Equipment and Technology (External). This briefing outlines funding arrangements for equipment and technology in the context of the SEN Code of Practice (2014)/ Equality Act 2010
• Perkins School for the Blind: 7 Steps to Creating an accessible PowerPoint Slide Show (External). US content. Guide to creating an accessible PowerPoint slide show for learners with vision impairments. This is shared on the technology pages of the Perkins eLearning website.
• RNIB: A Quick Way to Modify Learning resources (External). Converting PDF files to Word to enable appropriate adjustments to be made for a child requiring adapted print. Published 2015.
• CALL Scotland Creating Accessible formats (External). A YouTube playlist explaining how to create an accessible Word document and export it to a range of formats such as ePub, Large Print, PDF and more.
• CALL Scotland Creating Accessible Documents Online Learning Module (External). An interactive online step by step guide on how to create an accessible Word document and convert it to different formats.
• Perkins E-Learning: Creating Alt-text for Images and Objects: Windows (External). On the Perkins eLearning technology pages, a short introduction to including Alt-text to enable a learner with vision impairment access images, with a link to a more detailed description of how to do this on Microsoft's website. Published 2016.
• RNIB: Making Tactile Graphs and Diagrams (External). RNIB share a time-saving method of creating tactile diagrams. The article includes: choosing and preparing the diagram, producing your tactile image, and teaching the student to access a tactile graphic. Published 2015.
• Thomas Pocklington Trust: Making college accessible (External). Resources to help colleges embed accessibility: advising on how to make software, systems and processes more accessible.  The guidance is aimed at college staff. Some actions require the support of college leadership, while others can be adopted by any member of staff into their working practices.
• CALL Scotland Books for All (External). Downloadable textbooks in alternative formats to support the Scottish Curriculum. There are also some early years and teenage personal readers, available from the “Book Awards” section of the site, that are applicable to the whole of the UK.

Downloadable Resources 

See Area 1: Facilitating an Inclusive World homepage to discover downloadable resources shared by the sector