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‘It's about a dialogue...’ 1 Working with people with learning difficulties to develop accessible information
Author(s) -
Ward Linda,
Townsley Ruth
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2005.00346.x
Subject(s) - general partnership , production (economics) , key (lock) , element (criminal law) , work (physics) , learning disability , information needs , public relations , computer science , knowledge management , psychology , business , world wide web , engineering , political science , economics , computer security , mechanical engineering , finance , psychiatry , law , macroeconomics
Accessible summary• It is very important that people with learning difficulties help make easy information. • People with learning difficulties should be involved in all the different parts of making easy information. • Involving people with learning difficulties costs money but it is very important.Summary A key element of producing easy information is working together with the target audience. This should mean that the information produced is easier for them to understand and more likely to make a difference to their lives. If possible it is good to work together with both ‘expert’ or experienced information users and those who are new to the area. Partnership working needs to happen throughout every stage of information production: at the outset; testing rough drafts; involving people in information production and testing the final draft before it goes public. Evaluating the information after it is produced is also important. Working in partnership has costs and benefits: the article concludes with a review of these.