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This clip demonstrates a source of books in PDF format for pupils with, for example, a physical difficulty.
Published on 20 July 2011
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Books for All: improving accessibility to curricular materials for print disabled pupils: Using PDFs
This clip outlines how PDF format can be used to assist reading and accessing texts. The Adobe Reader and PDF Aloud software is used to demonstrate the text-to-speech facility and navigation through the text as well as changes to font size and type, all of which greatly increase the accessibility for print disabled pupils.
Published on 20 July 2011
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In this clip, the presenter shows how Microsoft Word, a commonly used software package, can be utilised to open, read and access a variety of different types of documents. Some of the uses demonstrated include the use of 'voice notes', which are very useful for pupils who, for a variety of reasons, have difficulty in writing.
Published on 20 July 2011
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The presenter highlights that, by using interactive PDF formats, the pupils can be encouraged to be more independent in their responses and enabled to be effective contributors to their own learning. The use of interactive PDF format has been adopted as the format for the SQA digital exams, which are increasing in popularity with both practitioners and pupils across Scotland.
Published on 20 July 2011
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This clip highlights some of the accessible features such as changing font size, font type and background colour which may be of benefit for some pupils with a print disability. Depending on whether the material is being accessed via laptop, Kindle or iPad, different features can be utilised by print disabled pupils when using commercially sourced eBooks.
Published on 20 July 2011
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This clip follows on from clip 1 and demonstrates how to scan books to make an image which contains text which can be edited and then adapted to suit different needs.
Published on 20 July 2011
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This clip demonstrates how to scan books to make an image of the text.
Published on 20 July 2011
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To create an accessible resource the practitioner must first begin with a file to adapt. In this clip the presenter demonstrates where to find copyright texts which may then be adapted.
Published on 20 July 2011
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The final stage in adapting a file to create an intermediate one is the addition of structure. This allows the document to be navigated easily by a print disabled pupil and allows changes such as font size to be incorporated without losing the layout.
Published on 20 July 2011
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To improve the accessibility of a document it must first have the formatting removed to allow changes to be made. In this clip the presenter demonstrates how this can be done.
Published on 20 July 2011
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