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If you have never used any of these resources before, we recommend you contact us and we can help you get started, and let you know of any useful training coming up.
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Accessible Information Toolkit. A practical guide to making the information you produce accessible. | |
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A flow chart to help you decide the type and style of information you may need to create for someone. | |
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Writing accessible information: tips on making your words easier to understand. | |
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Writing accessible information documents: tips on making your sentences easier to understand. | |
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| Communication Passports | ||
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A description of what a communication passport is and why you would make one. | |
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A questionnaire for making a communication passport. | |
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An example of a simple communication passport on one A4 sheet. | |
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An example of a more detailed communication passport in A5. | |
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A template of the A5 sized communication passport. This can be made up and used for any individual. | |
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Another example of a detailed communication passport in A5. | |
| A template of the A5 sized communication passport. This can be made up and used for any individual. | ||
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An example of a detailed communication passport in A4. | |
| A template of the detailed A4 sized communication passport. This can be made up and used for any individual. | ||
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A template of the A5 booklet sized communication passport. This can be made up and used for any individual. | |
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A template of the detailed A5 sized communication passport. This can be made up and used for any individual. | |
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| Gesture and Body language | ||
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A guide to making a Personal Communication Dictionary (or Personal Gesture Dictionary) to describe the meanings of specific non-verbal behaviours of an individual. | |
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| Intensive Interaction | ||
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An introduction to intensive interaction. | |
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| Objects | ||
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An easy guide to using objects of reference. | |
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An explanation of the policies and procedures for using objects as a reference. | |
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An outline of the minimum standards for Oxfordshire Total Communication. | |
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Presentation slides of a training day by Oxfordshire Total Communication | |
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SPICE stands for 'Sensory, Participation, Inclusive, Communication Experience', and has sessions for people with a learning disability to explore the senses, experience interactive storytelling, and try out new sensory activities. | |
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| OTC symbol pack 1 (ZIP) | The first Total Communication symbol pack, royalty-free. | |
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Tips on how to take a good photo. | |
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| Sensory Room | ||
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Advice and ideas on making the most of a sensory room. | |
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Ideas on how to use sensory referencing. | |
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| Signing | ||
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Information on signing with people with learning difficulties. | |
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14 short lessons of core signs by Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Michelle Staniforth. Each lesson contains about 10 signs. | |
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| Story telling | ||
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A ready to use interactive story. All you need are the props! | |
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A ready to use interactive story. All you need are the props! | |
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How to make a visual timetable. | |
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A template of a simple daily timetable. | |
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A template of an A4 daily timetable. | |
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A template of an A3 daily timetable. | |
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A template of a simple weekly timetable. | |
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A template of an A3 weekly timetable. | |
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An example of an A4 visual timetable. | |
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An example of an A4 visual timetable. | |
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A template a simple A4 sized visual timetable. This can be made up and used for any individual. | |
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The resources are labelled as either PDF (Adobe Acrobat reader), MS WORD (Microsoft Word) or in the case of image packs, as a ZIP (zip archive). we recommend 7-zip for viewing and extracting archive files (.zip), which can be downloaded here
PDF can be viewed using Adobe's free 'Acrobat Reader' which can be downloaded here
MS WORD documents can be viewed for free using Microsoft's free 'Word Viewer' which can be downloaded here
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