Resources – Information and Leaflets for Patients

Web Address / Format and Information / Areas Covered
/ 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. / Easy Read health information
/ 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 / Translated health information
/ Macmillan Cancer support produces information in different languages and formats to suit different needs. This includes different languages, audio books, easy read, BSL videos, PDFs and E books. / Cancer in accessible formats
/ Useful resource for deafblind people, their families, professionals and supporters for advice support and useful tips for people living with sensory impairments. / Deafblind information
/ There are a range of resources available for people with hearing loss on this website. / Free fact sheets and Resources – Hearing Loss
/ Resources around Learning Disabilities – in addition to the provision of advice the organisation are also able to produce documents in Easy Read formats. / Resources – Learning Disability
Production of Easy Read documents
/ Useful resource for everyone affected by sight loss. The website contains a useful area on ‘information for everyday living’. / Resources – Sight Loss Production of accessible documents

Organisations able to produce accessible formats

Web Address / Format and Information / Areas Covered
/ Resources around Learning Disabilities – in addition to the provision of advice the organisation are also able to produce documents in Easy Read formats. / Resources – Learning Disability
Production of Easy Read documents
/ Useful resource for everyone affected by sight loss. The website contains a useful area on ‘information for everyday living’. / Resources – Sight Loss Production of accessible documents
/ This company can create accessible information for people with visual impairments, dyslexia and other reading difficulties / Production of Accessible formats – they offer a free 30 day trial
/ All Formats operating within Queen Alexandra College, Harborne, Birmingham. Specialises in transcription of documents into accessible formats including Braille, Large Print and Audio / Production of accessible formats (pricing structure is available)

Staff Training

Web Address / Format and Information / Areas Covered
/ Free training on the Accessible Information Standard – there are two training modules, the first being an introduction and the second providing more in-depth learning opportunity / Free Staff Training on the AIS
/ The Shaw Trust is able to deliver Disability Equality Training for organisations. / Staff Training – Disability equality
/ British Institute of Learning Disabilities – they can provide training to organisations which identifies practical ways of supporting communication with people with learning disabilities and explores why, what and how people communicate. / Staff Training – learning disabilities

Information on implementing the Accessible Information Standard

Web Address / Format and Information / Areas Covered
/ There are a number of resources on the NHS England webpages, for both Practices and Patients / Free Resources on Implementing the AIS
/ British Medical Association have published a set of Frequently Asked Questions on the standard which may also be helpful to other health and care professionals. / BMA – FAQs on the AIS
..\NHS E Resources\Different-types-of-accessible-information-and-communication-support-and-who-may-need-them.pdf / Information on the different ways to support people with information or communication needs / Free Practice staff resource on the AIS
/ Public Health England have a range of accessible documents held on a ‘Reasonable Adjustment Database’ / Full range of documents created by Healthcare Providers

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