Staying connected
SeeAbility and The Open University worked together to produce a free toolkit for people who manage services and supervise carers and support staff. The toolkit includes four key things that managers might find helpful:
- A framework for understanding what is needed in order to provide good support for people with learning disabilities to access and use technologies. This framework makes it clear that supporting people with learning disabilities involves more than just basic ICT skills.
- Advice and guidance on activities for managers to try out.
- A range of case studies and examples of good support in practice.
- Links to a wide range of learning disability specific online resources, many of which have been developed by self-advocacy groups.
Supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology
A framework for thinking about the practice of supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology
Supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology - overview
An overview to our toolkit supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology.
Supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology - for people with learning disabilities
A toolkit for people with learning disabilities on supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology.
Supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology (easy read)
A toolkit for supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology.
This is an easy read document
Supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology - for supporters
A toolkit for supporters on supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology.
Supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology - for managers
A toolkit for people with managers on supporting people with learning disabilities to use technology.
Other free resources we've found
We’ve also collected a list of guides on how to stay connected through social media and messaging. We’ve also included guides on how to stay safe online and tips on making information accessible for yourself and others.
Tech skills
[Easy Read] Smartphone and tablet icon guide
Made by Building Bridges CIC.
[Easy Read] WhatsApp guide
Made by Learning Disability England.
[Easy Read] Microsoft Teams guide
Made by Ace Anglia.
Accessibility
These guides are all about making documents and devices more accessible for yourself and others.
[Easy Read] Guidelines for producing accessible documents
A guide on how to make information more accessible for people with learning disabilities.
Made by SpeakOut Brighton & Hove.
The A-Z of alternative words
A guide to help you use plain English instead of long or difficult words, to make reading easier.
Made by the Plain English Campaign.
Providing remote support
Advice on supporting people through video calls, with accessibility in mind.
Made by AbilityNet.
How to complain about inaccessible websites
A guide on who to contact to give advice or complain about inaccessible websites.
Made by AbilityNet.
Advice on making your devices more accessible and easier to use
A guide to changes you can make so tablets or computers are easier to use.
Made by AbilityNet.
Further reading
These are other reports and resources about how people stayed connected during the Covid-19 pandemic and what we can learn for the future.
[Easy Read] Filling in the Gaps - self-advocacy report
This is a report into how self-advocacy groups supported health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Made by the Open University.
[Easy Read] Report on keeping connected and staying well
This report is about how people with learning disabilities were supported to use technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Made by the Open University.
Accessible technology podcast
This is a podcast of interviews with a huge range of people from the global accessibility community.
Made by AbilityNet.
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