• What is accessible information?
• Guidelines and standards for accessible information
• How to make your information accessible
• Ministry of Education contract

What is accessible information?

Blind, deafblind and vision-impaired people need to access all types of information that is published in print, from manuals on using household appliances to restaurant menus, music scores and full length books. RNZFB production staff turn printed words and pictures into formats that blind, deafblind and vision-impaired people can read.

Formats include:

• braille
• talking books
• audio magazines
• large print
• tactile collage
• electronic text, and
• the Telephone Information Service (TIS).

Guidelines and standards for accessible information

• Accessible information must accurately represent the print - international guidelines and standards are followed to ensure this happens.
• Pictures may be made in tactile form, enlarged and simplified or expressed in words.
• Accessible versions are made by the Foundation solely for the use of people who have a print disability, as defined in the Copyright Act 1994.

How to make your information accessible

The RNZFB can be contracted to convert written material into accessible formats, or to advise about the accessibility of print or digital publications. For more details, contact cshelton, Workflow Coordinator for Accessible Format Production.

Ministry of Education contract

The Foundation produces textbooks, handouts and exam materials in alternative formats for blind and vision-impaired students under contract to the Ministry of Education.