We have gathered together links to useful library accessibility and inclusion resources and grouped them by topic, including presentations from past CLAUD study events and external websites.
CLAUD does not endorse any of the external websites linked below and cannot take responsibility for their content.
Useful resources
AccessAble (formerly Disability Go)
Advert challenging perception of normality – EDF
Equality and Human Rights Commission
NNAC – National Network of Assessment Centres
Ouch! – BBC vodcast focusing on disability
Videos of students discussing studying with a disability
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADDISS – The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
ADDUK - a site by and for adults with ADHD
Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (UK)
National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
Simply Wellbeing (this website loads slowly)
Alternative formats
Accessible communication formats – Department for Work and Pensions
Personalise your learning – University of Portsmouth
RNIB BookShare – Royal National Institute for the Blind
RoboBraille (an e-mail and web-based format conversion service)
Sensus Access (another web-based format conversion service)
United Kingdom Association for Accessible Formats (UKAAF)
Autism
Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome – Mencap
Copyright
[Copyright] Exceptions for disability – CopyrightUser.org
Dyslexia
Supporting Students at Royal Holloway. Emilie Titterrel, Disability & Dyslexia advisor & Kate Corti, Wellbeing Advisor, Royal Holloway, University of London. – PDF document (4.3 MB)
Dyspraxia
Dyspraxic Adults – a forum for adults with dyspraxia
Mental health and wellbeing
Supporting student mental health and wellbeing in higher education. Ruth Caleb, University Wellbeing Consultant and Chair of the Mental Wellbeing in HE Working Group (MWBHE) – PowerPoint presentation (7 MB)
Nightline. Grace Handley. – PowerPoint file (3 MB)
Disability and dyslexia services. Lisa Bond, Royal Holloway Univeristy. – PowerPoint file (5 MB)
Digital forest: an installation Harriet O’Neill – PowerPoint (1.2 MB)
Supportive resources. University of Oxford Counselling Service
Physical health conditions and disabilities
Access to libraries for persons with disabilities – checklist. International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Access for library users with disabilities. Linda Robertson on behalf of the Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) Access Steering Group
Screen readers
Navigating the internet for the visually impaired
Ten screen readers for blind or visually impaired users
Reading blind: the best screen readers for the visually impaired
WebAIM: designing for screen reader compatability
Why web accessibility matters – Stanford University
Sensory impairments – sight and hearing
Creating accessible university libraries for students with visual impairments: an investigation of the resources and strategies used by librarians. Sophia Griffiths, MSc dissertation. City, University of London.
Library services for blind and visually impaired people: case study – Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
User experience (UX)
Inclusion and diversity in critical UX research – Karine Larose and Simon Bowie
Using UX in libraries to assess effectiveness of support for part time and distance based learners – PDF document (3.8 MB)