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Product News : 25/07/2010
 | RNIB offer over 100 electronic text books for 11-14yr old print impaired students. Available from September as a result of a Dept. for Education project to those with visual impairments and dyslexia. RNIB website - Electronic textbooks"A Department for Education (DfE) project has created electronic versions of over 100 commonly used textbooks which will be available from late September to every learner with a print impairment (including dyslexia and visual impairment). Schools and local authorities should check the list of books that can be ordered through RNIB before producing textbooks themselves for the 2010/11 school year. The textbook files are provided in Word 2003 format at the request of schools in the project. They have been deliberately designed to be appropriate and flexible for students with a print impairment. They can be read as they are by the learner using a computer to change the settings (for example the background colour and font size), with access technology, or can be converted by staff or learners into large print, braille or audio. Many of the books also include descriptions of images including pictures, graphs and diagrams to help learners with sight loss. These files were created by a year long pilot project funded by the DfE, led by the Dolphin Inclusive Consortium. The project delivered electronic versions of the textbooks needed by around 40 print-impaired learners aged 11-14 in nine schools. One legacy from this project is to make these files available to all print-impaired learners in the UK. " * Electronic textbooks available from RNIB (Word, 162KB) Each CD will include a selection of converter and playback tools to help you and your learner use the electronic version. How much will they cost? Each textbook title will cost £2.99 (this price is to cover RNIB's distribution costs only) and includes postage. |
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