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Title: Meeting Your Alternative Format Obligations


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Meeting Your Alternative Format Obligations
Steve Bennett Dolphin Computer Access
steve.bennett_at_dolphinuk.co.uk
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Who Needs Alternative Format Materials?
  • Reading Needs
  • Learning difficulties
  • Low vision
  • Blind
  • Dyslexia
  • Learning languages
  • Print impaired

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Alternative Formats
  • Simple text
  • Audio
  • Large print
  • Braille
  • DAISY (DTB)
  • MP3

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What are the issues?
  • Common concerns
  • Labour intensive
  • Slow turnaround
  • Varied source documents
  • One size does not fit all
  • Resource hungry
  • Task is marginalised
  • High level knowledge is required of a number
  • of applications.

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What Might I convert?
Reports statements Newsletters Flyers
handouts Text books Study materials Correspondence
Legal Agreements Prospectus Digital documents
(Word, text, PDF, html)
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Summary
Simple to use Quick turnaround Inclusion
legislation Flexibility efficiency
I like having all the processes involved in the
task of producing the final product brought
together in one place. I think it is simple to
use. Susan, Teacher for the VI - (South East UK)
- 29-05-07
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Steve.bennett_at_dolphinuk.co.uk
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