1. Accessing the Curriculum for Excellence Books for All Scotland Database Paul Nisbet & Stuart Aitken Scottish Learning Festival 2009

2. Books for All Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning Moray House School of Education University of Edinburgh “CALL Scotland provides services and projects, working with all those involved in meeting the special needs of people who require augmentative communication and specialised technology.” http://www.callcentrescotland.org/

3. Books for All Aims Introduce accessible, alternative formats Introduce accessible, alternative formats Follow through the process of providing Accessible Copies for one pupil Follow through the process of providing Accessible Copies for one pupil Explore how Accessible Copies can be shared between pupils, schools and local authorities Explore how Accessible Copies can be shared between pupils, schools and local authorities

4. Books for All Curriculum for Excellence 'Our aspiration is to enable all children to develop their capacities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to society.' A Curriculum for Excellence: The Curriculum Review Group (2004).

5. Books for All How can you be a… Successful learner - if you can’t access books and other materials Successful learner - if you can’t access books and other materials Confident individual - if you depend on others to read to you or write for you Confident individual - if you depend on others to read to you or write for you Responsible citizen - if you don’t have access to information Responsible citizen - if you don’t have access to information An effective contributor - if you can’t find out what’s going on in your community or in the world at large An effective contributor - if you can’t find out what’s going on in your community or in the world at large

6. Books for All Successful learner? Literacy: Literacy: “The set of skills which allows an individual to engage fully in society and in learning, through the different forms of language, and the range of texts, which society values and finds useful.” Curriculum for Excellence ‘Literacy and learning’ The MonksMonks

7. Books for All What the law says Disability strategies places three duties on authorities, to improve: Disability strategies places three duties on authorities, to improve:  Access to the physical environment of schools  Access to the curriculum  Communication and the delivery of school information

8. Books for All Improving communication and the delivery of school information 64. “In particular, this communication duty covers the delivery of information normally provided to pupils in writing. This ‘school information’ includes any information given to pupils by the school, such as: handouts and worksheets, textbooks, timetables, handbooks, test and examination papers, posters around the school, information about school events. Responsible bodies should ensure that any information that is important to enable pupils to learn or to be able to participate in school activities can be provided in an alternative form if the pupil may have difficulty reading information provided in standard written form.” Scottish Executive (2002) Planning to Improve Access to Education for Pupils with Disabilities; Guidance On Preparing Accessibility Strategies. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/gpas-00.asp http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/gpas-00.asp

9. Books for All Access to the Curriculum 41. “… Similarly, they [responsible bodies] could consider implementing a strategy to make curriculum resources, that are currently paper-based (such as textbooks or worksheets), available in common electronic forms to assist pupils with visual or learning difficulties.” Scottish Executive (2002) Planning to Improve Access to Education for Pupils with Disabilities; Guidance On Preparing Accessibility Strategies. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/gpas-00.asp http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/gpas-00.asp

10. Books for All Meet John Severe physical impairment Severe physical impairment Third year at secondary school Third year at secondary school Accesses his laptop with a chin pointer (he’s an expert) Accesses his laptop with a chin pointer (he’s an expert)

11. Books for All John’s books He needs access to 28 textbooks this year (cost ~ £307) He needs access to 28 textbooks this year (cost ~ £307) Plus teachers’ materials, worksheet, NABs, prelims, exams, etc Plus teachers’ materials, worksheet, NABs, prelims, exams, etc

12. Books for All Standard Grade English Bytesize Revision (BBC)Britain at War 1914-1919 (Hodder) Standard Chemistry (Collins)Biology: Revision Notes (Leckie & Leckie) Forza! uno workbook (Heinemann)Chemistry: Revision Notes (Leckie & Leckie) Forza! uno (Heinemann)English: Revision Notes (Leckie & Leckie) Scottish History for Standard Grade (Heinemann)French: Success Guide (Leckie & Leckie) Metro Pour l'Ecosse (Heinemann)History: Success Guide (Leckie & Leckie) Scottish Secondary Mathematics (Heinemann)Mathematics: Revision Notes (Leckie & Leckie) Standard Grade English Credit (Heinemann)Physics: Revision Notes (Leckie & Leckie) Standard Grade English General (Heinemann)Success Guide SG History (Leckie & Leckie) Germany 1918-1939 Standard Grade History (Hodder)Alliances and the Developing World (Pulse) Standard Grade Biology (Hodder)Elderly: Changing Society (Pulse) Standard Grade Chemistry (Hodder)The Great War 1914-1918 (Pulse) Standard Grade Physics (Hodder)UK Government Living in a Democracy (Pulse) How to pass Standard Grade History (Hodder)USA Ideology and Emerging Nation (Pulse)

13. Books for All How? Get someone to hold the book/turn the pages for him so he can read it himself Get someone to hold the book/turn the pages for him so he can read it himself Get someone to read the book to him (a reader, his mum or dad) Get someone to read the book to him (a reader, his mum or dad) Buy a mechanical page turner Buy a mechanical page turner Use a digital book Use a digital book  Get an eBook version / Google books Google booksGoogle books  Get a digital file from the publisher  Scan the book into the computer

14. Books for All Mechanical Page Turner ~ £2000 a tad impractical in a mainstream secondary?

15. Books for All Accessing digital text Change page view & size of text Change page view & size of text No flaffing about when scrolling No flaffing about when scrolling Can fit all the books on his laptop Can fit all the books on his laptop Portable Portable Navigate around easily and quickly Navigate around easily and quickly Jump to chapters and pages Jump to chapters and pages Find specific text Find specific text Add bookmarks, notes, doodles Add bookmarks, notes, doodles Copy and paste text Copy and paste text

16. Example: Hodder Gibson Biology Standard Grade PDF

17. Books for All Digital books from publishers? Publisher Books needed Digital copies available? Hodder Gibson 6 books 4 PDFs (cost £77.60 ) Leckie and Leckie 8 books 3 PDFs so far (the other 5 may come; no charge provided we bought a paper copy) Heinemann 7 books none Pulse 5 books none BBC 1 book none Collins none = 7 out of 28 available as PDF

18. Books for All Making PDF books accessible Crop pages to remove galleys marks Crop pages to remove galleys marks Some need optical character recognition Some need optical character recognition Combine pages into the correct order Combine pages into the correct order Insert permission statement Insert permission statement Insert bookmarks / table of contents Insert bookmarks / table of contents Insert hyperlinks Insert hyperlinks Process takes from 20 mins to 3 hours Process takes from 20 mins to 3 hours

19. Books for All Scanning? 21 books 21 books 2,776 pages to scan 2,776 pages to scan + time to edit, make it accessible, check it, put it on John’s computer…. + do the same for teachers’ resources, worksheets etc (Last year John’s assistant scanned and adapted 1,010 resources for S2 – mainly teacher produced materials. This took a day a week for 1 session to prepare…)

20. Books for All Not just John! 34,577 pupils identified with RoN or IEP in Scotland, 2005 34,577 pupils identified with RoN or IEP in Scotland, 2005 1,314 with a physical impairment (3.8%) 1,314 with a physical impairment (3.8%) 7,227 specific learning difficulty (20.9%) 7,227 specific learning difficulty (20.9%) 7,365 moderate learning difficulty (21.3%) 7,365 moderate learning difficulty (21.3%) 1,349 severe/profound learning difficulty (3.9%) 1,349 severe/profound learning difficulty (3.9%) 519 visual impairment (1.5%) 519 visual impairment (1.5%)

21. Books for All Money money money…

22. Books are Brilliant Books are Brilliant Alistair McNaught, TechDis

23. Books for All Formats needed Printed formats   Different fonts   Large print   Coloured paper   Braille   Coloured lenses / film   Magnifier / LVA Simplified language   With symbols Audio formats  Tape  CD  MP3 / digital audio file Computer formats Digital resources on computer Scanned in Text to speech Word processor or other writing software

24. Books for All Teachers need to be able to… Find out if the book or resource is available in Accessible Formats Find out if the book or resource is available in Accessible Formats Check it’s in the right format Check it’s in the right format Make sure copyright is not infringed Make sure copyright is not infringed Make it in the right format, if not available Make it in the right format, if not available Provide it at the same time as other pupils Provide it at the same time as other pupils If they make one, let the publisher know If they make one, let the publisher know

25. Books for All Books for All Scotland Extend Copyright exemption to all print-disabled pupils, not just those with VI or physical disability Reduce duplication of effort by creating a database of accessible resources to avoid teachers making accessible versions of the same book Share accessible materials (via Database / Glow?) Stimulate production of accessible materials in other accessible formats as well as Braille and Large print Develop accredited CPD for Accessible Format Producers Deliver CPD to schools and local authorities Liaise with publishers to obtain digital versions of books

26. Books for All CALL Scotland Books for All initiatives Mar 2006CALL run Accessible Curriculum Resources Symposium May 2007 Books for All report identifies copyright inequality; Scottish Government write to CLA Sept 2007 CALL proposes Scran for database Oct 2007CALL proposes licencing Heather voice Jan 2008 CALL, LTS and Scran develop database May 2008 SQA offer Adapted Digital Papers

27. Books for All CALL Scotland Books for All initiatives May 2008 Adam Ingram announces new copyright licence, Scottish Voice and Books for All Database June 2008VTSS Edinburgh give 150 Large Print books to CALL to adapt for BFASD Aug 2008Scottish voice launched Oct 2008165 books put on BFASD Dec 2008WordTalk 4 launched Feb 2009CALL approach publishers and 4 more authorities to contribute books Apr 2009LTS take on BFASD management

28. Books for All Books for All Scotland Database http://www.booksforallscotland.org.uk/ http://www.booksforallscotland.org.uk/ Dirty Bertie (Powerpoint) Dirty Bertie (Powerpoint) The Suitcase Kid (MS Reader) The Suitcase Kid (MS Reader) Collins Primary Comprehension Book 1 (Large Print 24pt PDF) Collins Primary Comprehension Book 1 (Large Print 24pt PDF) Storm Castle (MP3) Storm Castle (MP3)

29. Books for All Accessing the Books for All Scotland Database Via Glow Via Glow Glow LogIn > National Groups > Additional Support for Learning > Books for All Scotland Database > Request to Join Glow LogIn > National Groups > Additional Support for Learning > Books for All Scotland Database > Request to Join Via Scran Via Scran If your school does not have access to Glow, or as a home user, through Scran http://www.BooksforAllScotland.org.uk If your school does not have access to Glow, or as a home user, through Scran http://www.BooksforAllScotland.org.uk http://www.BooksforAllScotland.org.uk Contact: Contact: Maggie Smith, Inclusion Development Officer, LTS; M.Smith@LTScotland.org.uk Maggie Smith, Inclusion Development Officer, LTS; M.Smith@LTScotland.org.uk M.Smith@LTScotland.org.uk

30. Books for All Your country needs you! Get your authority on board: get a VIP Licence Get your authority on board: get a VIP Licence Learn how to produce accessible books Learn how to produce accessible books Upload your materials to Books for All Scotland Database Upload your materials to Books for All Scotland Database

31. Books for All CLA ‘VIP’ licence Your authority may have this licence (currently 6 out of 32) – check with a high heid yin Your authority may have this licence (currently 6 out of 32) – check with a high heid yin You can make an accessible copy of a printed work in any accessible print, audio or digital format You can make an accessible copy of a printed work in any accessible print, audio or digital format You can share it with other councils You can share it with other councils Only covers ‘visually impaired’ pupils at present Only covers ‘visually impaired’ pupils at present

32. Books for All Making Books for All: CPD Two 2-day hands-on sessions for producers @ Stirling Management Centre Two 2-day hands-on sessions for producers @ Stirling Management Centre Sourcing texts and files Sourcing texts and files Identifying formats Identifying formats Making Intermediate Files and Accessible Copies Making Intermediate Files and Accessible Copies Adapting PDFs from publishers Adapting PDFs from publishers Scanning and OCR Scanning and OCR LTS & CALL partnership LTS & CALL partnership

33. Books for All Making Books for All: CPD CALL Scotland Courses and Insets CALL Scotland Courses and Insets Making accessible resources using: Making accessible resources using: Microsoft Word Microsoft Word Acrobat PDF Acrobat PDF Powerpoint Powerpoint Clicker Clicker

34. Books for All More information from www.Books4All.org.uk www.Books4All.org.uk

35. Books for All www.books4allscotland.org.uk www.adapteddigitalexams.org.uk www.wordtalk.org.uk www.thescottishvoice.org.uk www.callscotland.org.uk

36. Books for All CLA Scottish Schools Scanning/Photocopying Licence 2009 “where an Authorised Person is visually impaired and by reason of such visual impairment or disability is unable to read or access a Licensed Copy...” “where an Authorised Person is visually impaired or otherwise disabled and by reason of such visual impairment or disability is unable to read or access a Licensed Copy...” the Licensee (the local authority or employee of the authority) may make a copy: “in any alternative format that is more accessible…whether in digital or audio format, large or small print copies…or in other formats” http://www.cla.co.uk/Schools_licences.php

37. Books for All You can make accessible print, audio or digital copies of books and other materials: The school must own an original copy of the book The school must own an original copy of the book If an accessible copy is commercially available, you must buy it – you can’t make your own If an accessible copy is commercially available, you must buy it – you can’t make your own You do not need permission from the publisher or rightsholder You do not need permission from the publisher or rightsholder You must include a copyright statement. You must include a copyright statement. You may add digital facilities for navigation and to enable access You may add digital facilities for navigation and to enable access You may not give the book to anyone outside the local authority (to do this you need a ‘VIP’ licence) You may not give the book to anyone outside the local authority (to do this you need a ‘VIP’ licence)

38. Books for All Who are “Visually Impaired Persons”? Taken to include: Taken to include: blind and partially sighted people blind and partially sighted people those whose sight cannot be improved by the use of corrective lenses those whose sight cannot be improved by the use of corrective lenses those who are unable through physical difficulty to hold or manipulate books those who are unable through physical difficulty to hold or manipulate books those who are unable through physical difficulty to focus or move their eyes those who are unable through physical difficulty to focus or move their eyes Or who are physically unable to use published formats” Or who are physically unable to use published formats”

39. Books for All “or otherwise disabled” “a person has a disability for the purposes of this Act if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities” s1, DDA 1995