Links to further guidance and information
Further information about inclusive communication can be obtained from a range of organisations, publications and tools. Here we have put together a list of useful website links for further information.
For further information and data on prevalence of communication support needs, follow the link below for ‘Communication Support Needs: A Review of the Literature’. The report also details the life experience of people with communication support needs.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/179456/0051018.pdf
For further information about who may have communication support needs and a list of conditions from which they may arise, click on ‘Talk for Scotland Toolkit’ at:
http://www.communicationforumscotland.org.uk
For further guidance and to find out more about how you can improve your communication, particularly for specific groups, please refer to the information below:
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
http://www.autism.org.uk
Best Value Toolkit: Equalities, Audit Scotland, July 2010
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/docs/best_value/2010/bv_100809_equalities_toolkit.pdf
Best Value Toolkit: Customer Focus, Audit Scotland, July 2010
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/docs/best_value/2010/bv_100809_customer_focus_toolkit.pdf
Changing Faces
http://www.changingfaces.org.uk
Communication Forum Scotland (Talk for Scotland toolkit):
http://www.communicationforumscotland.org.uk
Deafblind Scotland
http://www.deafblindscotland.org.uk
Enquire: The Scottish Advice Service for Additional Support for Learning. Helping you understand children’s rights to extra help at school.
http://www.enquire.org.uk
Helpline: 0845 123 2303 or info@enquire.org.uk
Stroke Voices Scotland: Resources for professionals to help engage with members of the public with aphasia
http://www.chss.org.uk/voices_scotland/
Scottish Accessible Information Forum ( SAIF):
http://www.saifscotland.org.uk
Enable Scotland ‘Accessible Information Unit’
http://www.enable.org.uk
The Office for Disability Issues, information on ‘Delivering Inclusive Communication’
http://www.officefordisability.gov.uk
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
http://www.rcslt.org
The Royal National Institute of Blind People ( RNIB), in particular their ‘See It Right’ Guidance:
http://www.rnib.org.uk
Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability ( SCLD)
http://www.scld.org.uk
Scottish Council on Deafness ( SCoD) publications:
http://www.scod.org.uk/SCoD_publications-i-127.html
SCoD Directory:
http://www.scod.org.uk/Directory-i-143.html
The Scottish Disability Equality Forum guidance on producing material in an accessible format
http://www.sdef.org.uk
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
http://www.siaa.org.uk
Tenant Participation Advisory Service
http://www.tpasscotland.org.uk/
UPDATE, Scotland’s national disability information provider
http://www.update.org.uk
Website Accessibility from Web Accessibility Initiative
http://www.w3.org/WA