We get to choose our government by voting for the people we want to become MPs and work for us in Parliament. This is called democracy.
1. Accessible Information
Pictures or photos
Many people with learning disabilities say that the most important thing about communication on paper is to 'use pictures'.
Using pictures with brief text means people can use the picture to make sense of the text.
- Pictures need to be relevant to the text so choose them carefully.
Example
- Using pictures can mean drawings, symbols or photographs.
- If you can, use either photos or drawings, but don't worry if you have to mix these to convey a message clearly.
Example
- Make sure pictures and photos are appropriate for the audience, i.e. no childish pictures for adults.
- Make sure the images and relevant text are lined up neatly to avoid confusion.
Example
A political party is a group of people who join together because they have similar ideas about things.
Most political parties publish information to tell people about their ideas. These ideas are called policies. This information is called a manifesto.
- Make sure that pictures are consistent. If talking about work, use the same picture every time you mention it.
- Be mindful of diversity.
- Make sure the document is fit for purpose, e.g. clear enough to be photocopied, good enough quality to be printed.
- Coloured pictures or photos are more interesting but can be difficult to photocopy.
Tip
There are lots of resources available which have great pictures and photos for you to use. These resources are mindful of diversity and use people from a variety of backgrounds as models.
Change picture bank
Change Health picture bank
Access 2 Pictures
More Drawings Pack
United Response picture bank
Photosymbols
Tip
Here are two examples of accessible information.
You can download a PDF of a leaflet or access the leaflet as html
You can download a PDF of an evaluation form or access the form as html
