Useful Resources

There are some useful resources available to help you create your own accessible information. There are links below to accessible information guidelines and banks of images that can be used when making easy to understand materials. 

Plain English

The A to Z of alternative words is written by the Plain English Campaign. It provides everyday alternatives to difficult words. You can download the A to Z from the Plain English Campaign website here....

Accessible information guidelines

How to make information accessible by CHANGE

How to Make Information Accessible is a guide to producing easy read documents. It looks at the following areas:

• Why accessible information is important.
• Deciding which documents to make accessble.
• Guidance on how to make documents accessible.
• How to involve people with learning disabilities in creating accessible information.
• A checklist and examples of easy read documents are also included.

The CHANGE guidelines can be downloaded here...

 Mencap's make it clear

A guide to making information clear and easy to read for people with a learning disability.

The Mencap guidelines can be downloaded here...

 Image banks

Photosymbols is a bank of photographs of people and everyday items. There is a charge for using this service. You can visit their website here...

CHANGE have a general picture bank CD-ROM as well as more specialist ones such as images of health and employment. CHANGE picture banks are drawings rather than photographs. There is a charge for using this service. You can visit their website here....