Accessibility is about progress, not perfection.

The Aiming for ALL Collection

An Easy Read guide

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What is Easy Read?

  • A child reads a book and smiles. A green tick shows it is easy to understand.

    Easy Read makes information easier to understand.

    Easy Read uses short sentences and everyday words.

    Easy Read has a picture next to each idea.

  • Four people together: a woman in a hijab, a person in a wheelchair, a blind man with a white cane, and a woman waving.

    This guide is for anyone who wants to know about Aiming for ALL.

Welcome

  • This guide tells you about Aiming for ALL.

  • A person sits at a desk and uses a laptop.

    Aiming for ALL is a collection.

    A collection is a group of useful things kept in one place.

  • A woman in a hijab holds a book. On the desk are books, a laptop and headphones.

    This collection has resources for learning.

    Resources are useful things like guides, courses and tools.

What is accessibility?

  • A street with a curb cut. A wheelchair user rolls up the small ramp. A parent pushes a pram and a man pulls a suitcase.

    Accessibility means making things work for everyone.

    When something is accessible, no one is left out.

  • Four people together: a woman in a hijab, a person in a wheelchair, a blind man with a white cane, and a woman waving.

    Accessibility is a human right.

    Human rights belong to every person.

  • Three people celebrate under a gold star. One of them is blind and uses a white cane.

    The United Nations made an agreement about the rights of disabled people.

    It says disabled people have the right to take part in everything, like everyone else.

What is the goal of Aiming for ALL?

  • Three people celebrate under a gold star. One of them is blind and uses a white cane.

    A goal is something you want to make happen.

    Aiming for ALL has 1 big goal.

  • People go into a school. One child uses a white cane and one child uses a wheelchair.

    The goal is to help everyone in a learning community.

    A learning community is a place where people learn together, like a school.

    This means teachers, learners, leaders and everyone else who is part of it.

  • A person in a wheelchair speaks. Two people listen.

    The collection helps you find ideas and resources about accessibility.

    Many of these ideas come from disabled people.

  • Four people together: a woman in a hijab, a person in a wheelchair, a blind man with a white cane, and a woman waving.

    Then you can make accessibility part of everything you do.

    This means how you teach, learn, lead and plan.

Why the collection was made

  • A person in a wheelchair stops at a closed gate on a path. A speech bubble shows a question mark.

    Some things stop people from taking part.

    These things are called barriers.

    Disabled people know the most about barriers.

  • A person in a wheelchair speaks. Two people listen.

    So this collection puts the ideas and stories of disabled people first.

    Many of the resources are made by disabled people.

    Disabled people say: nothing about us without us.

    This means disabled people should help make the decisions that affect them.

  • Beth listens to a group. The group includes a woman in a wheelchair and a blind man with a white cane.

    Beth Stark made this collection.

    Beth works in education.

    Beth listened to disabled people and disability groups.

    Their ideas helped make the collection.

What is in the collection

  • Six coloured folders on a shelf, numbered 1 to 6.

    The collection has 6 parts.

    You can use any part you need.

  • A woman in a hijab points to a binder with six coloured tabs, numbered 1 to 6.

    Each part has its own number and colour.

    The number and colour help you find the part you want.

  • A woman waves next to a price tag that shows 0.

    Every resource in the collection has no cost.

    No cost means you do not have to pay.

    Cost should never stop you from learning.

The 6 parts of the collection

Here are the 6 parts.

You can start with any part.

Part 1: What About Curb Cuts?

  • A street with a curb cut. A wheelchair user rolls up the small ramp. A parent pushes a pram and a man pulls a suitcase.

    A curb cut is a small ramp in a path.

    It was made for people who use wheelchairs.

    Now many other people use it too.

  • A person in a wheelchair speaks. Two people listen.

    This part shows why accessibility helps everyone.

    It shares ideas and stories from disabled people.

Go to part 1

Part 2: Foundations

  • A person carries a brick to build a house on a strong base.

    A foundation is the strong base you build on.

    This part has the main ideas to start with.

  • Three people celebrate under a gold star. One of them is blind and uses a white cane.

    This part shows that accessibility is a human right.

    It also has a list of useful words.

  • A woman at a computer sorts a card into one of four coloured groups on the screen.

    This part also has an activity.

    You read about a barrier.

    Then you choose the group it belongs in.

    You can do the activity on a computer, tablet or phone.

Go to part 2

Part 3: Accessibility for Learning Communities

  • People go into a school. One child uses a white cane and one child uses a wheelchair.

    A learning community is a place where people learn together.

    A school is one kind of learning community.

  • Three learning spaces: a classroom, a library and a sports space, with a learner in each.

    This part shows ways to make schools work for everyone.

    It is about rooms, events, jobs and learning materials.

Go to part 3

Part 4: Critical Frameworks and Curriculum Resources

  • A teacher in a hijab sits at a desk and plans with papers and a laptop.

    A framework is a set of ideas that guides your work.

    The curriculum is what people learn at school.

  • A teacher gives a worksheet to a student.

    This part has lesson plans and ideas for teachers.

    They help put accessibility at the centre of learning.

Go to part 4

Part 5: No-Cost Courses

  • A person watches a video lesson on a computer.

    A course is a set of lessons.

    These courses have no cost.

  • A woman in a hijab points to one of three cards. The middle card has a green tick.

    This part has online courses about accessibility.

    You can pick the course that is right for you.

Go to part 5

Part 6: No-Cost Digital Resources

  • A person holds a tablet. A laptop and a small phone are on the desk.

    Digital tools are things you use on a computer, tablet or phone.

    These tools have no cost.

  • A person with headphones listens to the computer read text aloud.

    This part has digital tools for accessibility.

    You can try the tools that help you.

  • Two people look at a laptop. There are question marks on the screen and in a speech bubble.

    This part also has a riddle activity.

    A riddle is a puzzle with a hidden answer.

    Each riddle tells you about a tool.

    You work out which tool it is.

Go to part 6

How to use the collection

  • Two doors with the numbers 1 and 2. A person points to them.

    You can open the collection in 2 ways.

  • A woman holds a phone and uses a website on a computer.

    One way is the Aiming for ALL website.

    You can use it on a computer, tablet or phone.

  • A person uses the Wiki on a laptop. A globe shows it is a website.

    The other way is a website called the Wiki.

    The Wiki works on many devices.

  • A person happily picks one coloured folder from a group.

    You do not need to read everything.

    Start with the part that helps you today.

    You can come back at any time.

The collection keeps growing

  • A woman waters a plant that is growing.

    This collection is not finished.

    It will keep growing and changing.

    New resources will be added.

Tell Beth what you think

  • A person writes an email on a laptop.

    You can send your ideas to Beth.

    Your ideas help make the collection better.

  • A person points to a signpost.

    You can email Beth.

    The email address is: beth@bethstarkconsulting.com

Words used in this guide: A to C

Here are some words from this guide and what they mean.

Accessibility
Making things work for everyone, so no one is left out.
Activity
Something you do to practise or learn.
Barrier
Something that stops a person from taking part.
Collection
A group of useful things kept in one place.
Course
A set of lessons.
Curb cut
A small ramp where the path meets the road.
Curriculum
What people learn at school.

Words used in this guide: D to R

Digital tool
Something you use on a computer, tablet or phone.
Goal
Something you want to make happen.
Human right
A right that belongs to every person.
Learning community
A place where people learn together, like a school.
No cost
You do not have to pay.
Resource
A useful thing like a guide, a course or a tool.
Riddle
A puzzle with a hidden answer.

About this guide

This guide is part of the Aiming for ALL collection.

Beth Stark made this guide.

Beth used the Easy Read rules from a group called Inclusion Europe.

The rules are called Information for All.

You can find them in part 6 of the collection.

You can share this guide for learning.

Please do not sell it.

© Beth Stark