Top tips for alternative communication formats

Tip 1.

Ensure you have a strategy for producing information in non-text formats. It should outline:

• how you will anticipate the needs of disabled people
• what minimum standards are in place
• who is responsible and who will pay
• what type(s) of information will be given priority
• how you will enforce and monitor the strategy

Tip 2.

Make sure that you have quick access to a range of suppliers who can produce good quality materials in alternative formats.

Tip 3.

Use the suggested checklist to plan projects.

Tip 4.

Familiarise yourself with the range of formats:

• British Sign Language
• Subtitling
• Braille
• Moon
• Makaton
• audio
• audio description
• DVD and CD-ROM
• telephone
• textphone

For further information, explore the background section of this guidance.

Alternatively an overview is also available in the essentials

For other information resources, go to the resources section of this guidance.

Page last reviewed: 11 August 2008