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Commentary on “Enabling access to information by people with learning disabilities”
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 18(1), 2013, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author offers a commentary on Oldreive and Waight's article (Ibid p.5) on enabling access to information by people with learning disabilities. The article reflects on the issues raised by this paper, drawing on 25 years' experience and research and concludes that accessible information needs to be tailored to the individual and part of a wider approach to improving access. As the original paper states, formats for information provision need to be tailored to individual abilities and practitioners should not rely on “easy read”. The author notes that it is unlikely that any technology will replace support from skilled people and provides a reminder that translating information does not equate to inclusion.