How To Make Information Accessible: a guide to producing easy read documents

One of the challenges for infrastructure organisations is ensuring that written materials are produced in a format and language that is easily understood by people with learning difficulties. As part of the National Equality Partnership's commitment to accessibility, we commissioned CHANGE, a leading national organisation led by disabled people, to create a guide to producing easy read documents.

This publication is essential for anyone daunted by producing information for people with learning difficulties.

Download a copy of How to Make Information Accessible (PDF, 4.3MB). To receive a hard copy contact CHANGE.

National Equality Partnership Case Study:The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR)

There is good work being carried out by the thirsd sector on equality and human rights. By developing a database of case studies, we are able to promote examples of good practice across the wider sector. These can provide useful lessons and guidance, in the development of equality services. Ensuring conference participants are empowered to have a voice if a a concern for all organisations. This case study is essential for any third sector organisations wishing to encourage more effective participation in their events. BIHR case study Nov 09.pdf (183.91KB) (PDF, 183KB).

Women Thinking Equality: The Summing up

"....... the idea that equalities work is about minoritised groups asking and competing with one another for favours is unacceptable, and part of the system that sustains systemic inequalities." 

Engender works to make Scotland a fairer, safer place where women can flourish and contribute to both the social and market economies with dignity, freedom and justice. This exciting new publication explores systematic discrimination and how this impacts on equality work. You can read a review of Women Thinking Equality here (PDF 46KB) or as a word document here (Word 336KB).

Equality Bill Briefing

On the 28 April 2009, the government published the Equality Bill, replacing existing legislation on equality. The Equality Bill has come about to make sure the UK complies with European Union equality regulations. The Government Equalities Office held a consultation on the public sector duties, whcih closed on September 30th 2009. Read the NEP's response to the consultation (94.50KB) .

The Equality Bill briefing explores:

• Introduction to the Equality Bill
• What stage is the Equality Bill at?
• What can you do to shape the Bill?
  
  

NEP Interviews: Disability LIB

• Are you an infrastructure organisation looking to improve your reach to marginalised groups?
• Do you want to develop your work with disabled people's organisations?

The organisation Disability LIB (Listen, Include, Build), discusses the many issues affecting disabled people's organisations, in this frank and open interview with NEP's Communications Officer, Geraldine Nolan.