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30.
Supporting disabled students and staff in further and higher
education |
From
press release -
JISC TechDis has joined forces with the
Publishers Association to provide resources which have the potential
to transform the delivery of learning materials to disabled students
and staff.
One of the resources - Publisher Lookup UK - will enable
education providers and publishers to source electronic formats
of textbooks for students with disabilities more quickly and efficiently
than existing processes allow. Publisher Lookup UK provides mechanisms
for simplifying request, delivery and access processes between the
education and research sectors and UK publishers. The site currently
provides links to over 150 imprints and additional guidance on making
PDFs accessible to users with a range of disabilities.
The second resource - Guide to Obtaining Textbooks in Alternative
Formats - is designed to provide guidance to teaching, learner
support and library staff or anyone who needs to provide text books
in alternative formats for reading-impaired learners. Disability
law protects disabled learners by requiring institutions to make
adequate provision for disabled students, including the provision
of alternative formats in a timely manner. People with a range of
disabilities benefit from alternative formats and many learners
with disabilities are struggling with traditional printed texts
despite alternatives being available.
For further information please go to:
Publisher Lookup UK -
www.publisherlookup.org.uk
Alternative formats guide -
www.techdis.ac.uk/getaltformat
Contact: Philip Pothen (JISC) on 07887 564 006 |
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