This section provides a range of useful information and guides for education professionals.
Educational resources
You can view our full range of educational resources, including the latest subject specific classroom resources and products designed to support the learning of blind and partially sighted students. We also provide information on electronic textbooks, books for leisure, product reviews, guides and more.
iPpads and tablets are becoming increasingly popular in the classroom. Visit our iPpads and tablets in the classroom pages for guidance, articles and peer support resources about supporting blind or partially sighted young people using tablet computers in the classroom.
Transition Guidance for young people
Download your copy of 'Your future, your choice: Bridging the gap', transition guidance for young people who are blind or partially sighted in England. The guide outlines the support and services available to assist young people through their journey from school, through further and higher education, and into employment. The guide is a useful resource for professionals working with young people to help support young people to make their own decisions about their future.
Training resources
You can also order copies of our 'Count me in' DVD promoting good practice in the inclusion of blind and partially sighted children and young people, and the associated 'Hear me out' audio CD ROM.
VI and Autism: Assessment and Intervention
Our visual impairment and autism site provides guidance for practitioners concerning the support for children and young people who have both visual impairment and an autism spectrum disorder. The resource also identifies and shares effective practice.
Skills In-Sight diagnostic assessment
Skills In-Sight is an accessible toolkit for blind and partially sighted people completing an initial assessment in English and Maths. It can be used in education, training or work based learning environments. Find out more!
Making your resources accessible
Load2Learn
Load2Learn is a free service led by Dyslexia Action and RNIB. The development of the service has been funded by Department for Education (DfE). Load2Learn provides accessible curriculum resources to support learners who cannot use standard print materials, particularly those with dyslexia or who are blind or partially sighted. Allowing them to read the same books, at the same time as their classmates, giving them the same educational opportunities.
Load2Learn includes:
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Books: available in one or more of the following formats - structured and unstructured Word, PDF, EPUB and audio. New titles are being added regularly. Listen to audio clips before downloading books, particularly useful if there are two audio files available with different narrators.
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Images: accessible images as PDF or CorelDraw files. Within each image pack you download you get a large print image and the black and white artwork for SEB and UEB editions to produce tactile versions. The images are editable, for example, you could take the image of the cross section of the heart and remove the labels and provide it as a test diagram.
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Sharing community: stop efforts being duplicated and upload your resources for others to use with their print-impaired learners. Or send them to us and we will upload them on your behalf.
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Training and guidance: free training days, along with videos and written guides showing how you can get the best out of resources on Load2Learn, providing information on accessible formats, software and equipment. Also, you can download the Load2Learn template that we use for our structured Word documents.
Find out more on our Load2Learn pages and take advantage of this excellent new service!
More useful resources
RNIB's See it Right guide provides practical information to help your organisation make information accessible. The CD Rom offers useful resources, examples of effective practice and checklists.
RNIB Access Consultancy Services is a pan-disability, access consultancy. We aim to help create an inclusive society by improved access for disabled people to the environments and services they use.
For more information on accessible environments, accessibility product brochures and courses in visual, disability and access awareness visit the RNIB Accessible environments pages.
You can also find useful information on the UK Association for Accessible Formats (UKAAF) site which helps organisations to source and provide quality accessible formats like large print, audio, braille and more.