Accessible Information Support

If you need assistance or support in order to communicate with us effectively please speak to our reception team, as there are a range of things that we can do to support you.

Online resources you may find useful:

www.easyhealth.org.uk

  • Downloadable Easy Read Leaflets over 500 leaflets available covering a range of health conditions from asthma to X rays and scans. Information on food and exercise and health videos.

www.nhs.uk

  • NHS Choices has a facility which allows pages on their website to be translated. Click on the ‘Translate’ tab at the top right and choose from over 100 different languages.

www.sense.org.uk

  • Useful resource for deafblind people, their families, professionals and supporters for advice support and useful tips for people living with sensory impairments.

www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk

  • There are a range of resources available for people with hearing loss on this website.

www.changepeople.org

  • Resources around Learning Disabilities – in addition to the provision of advice the organisation are also able to produce documents in Easy Read formats.

www.rnib.org.uk

  • Useful resource for everyone affected by sight loss. The website contains a useful area on ‘information for everyday living’.

www.yourdolphin.com

  • This company can create accessible information for people with visual impairments, dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

www.allformats.org.uk

  • All Formats operating within Queen Alexandra College, Harborne, Birmingham. Specialises in transcription of documents into accessible formats including Braille, Large Print and Audio.