does not fit all and there needs to be flexibility within services to ensure that each individual’s needs can be addressed. This would mean that clinical staff should be involved in the provision of information when and where necessary and the design and creation of information not left to communications teams/departments. 6. Any other comments There were some challenges within this pilot study due to work pressures and staff shortages – both SLT and OT were understaffed during the process. However the honing of the accessible information pathway and the development and trial of information passport were positive outcomes. Warren Oldreive Mary Waight Specialist Speech and Language Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Therapist Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Bracknell CTPLD 23/4/15 References Publication a Oldreive W & Waight M 2013 - A structured process of accessible information provision Tizard – – Learning Disability Review Vol 18 (1) pp 5-16 – Publication b Waight M & Oldreive W - 2011 Supporting and enabling a blind adult with learning disabilities to – sign a tenancy agreement British Journal of Learning Disabilities Online April 2011 April – – – 2012 in paper Publication c Oldreive W & Waight M 2012 - Information - Need it but read it: The use of Computer Aided – can’t Information Communication Matters Vol 26 (1) pp34-36 – – Publication d Oldreive W, Moore N & Waight M 2012 - Steps to Independence Supporting every day – – decision making with computers Journal of Assistive Technology Vol 6 (1) pp 53-62 – –
does not fit all and there needs to be flexibility within services to ensure that each individual’s needs can be addressed. This would mean that clinical staff should be involved in the provision of information when and where necessary and the design and creation of information not left to communications teams/departments. 6. Any other comments There were some challenges within this pilot study due to work pressures and staff shortages – both SLT and OT were understaffed during the process. However the honing of the accessible information pathway and the development and trial of information passport were positive outcomes. Warren Oldreive Mary Waight Specialist Speech and Language Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Therapist Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Bracknell CTPLD 23/4/15 References Publication a Oldreive W & Waight M – 2013 - A structured process of accessible information provision – Tizard Learning Disability Review – Vol 18 (1) pp 5-16 Publication b Waight M & Oldreive W - 2011 – Supporting and enabling a blind adult with learning disabilities to sign a tenancy agreement – British Journal of Learning Disabilities – Online April 2011 – April 2012 in paper Publication c Oldreive W & Waight M – 2012 - Information - Need it but can’t read it: The use of Computer Aided Information – Communication Matters – Vol 26 (1) pp34-36 Publication d Oldreive W, Moore N & Waight M – 2012 - Steps to Independence – Supporting every day decision making with computers – Journal of Assistive Technology – Vol 6 (1) pp 53-62