Planning 

Make sure you understand what the information is for and what the people who will use your information really want to know.   

Plan how you can make it easy for users to access the information – is it written, required in Braille, audio etc. 

Plan how you will get the information to the people who need it. 

Work with the people who will use your information to find out their needs and test your information. 

Good practices 

Printed information should: 

• Be easy to use and handle;
• Be printed in a clear type face with good contrast;
• Use matt paper which does not allow other text underneath to show through;
• Have a minimum type size of 12 point but preferably 14 point;
• Have a logical and consistent layout which left aligned;
• Leave a good space between lines of text, paragraphs and columns;
• Avoid using italics, under-lining and large blocks of text in capitals;
• Not communicate information by pictures, colour coding or diagrams alone.

 You can find more details about how to make your information more accessible to people with visual impairments on the following web sites: 

http://www.rnib.org.uk/

scie access guidelines