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Making different types of information accessible, with sections concerning text, images, audio and video
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Making the delivery of media accessible, with sections concerning electronic documents, online resources and
printed material.
Each recommendation is accompanied by a list of resources available to support this process, which is categorized into:
‘easy’ - actions, which can be completed with a general knowledge of common software programmes; ‘advanced’ -
actions, which can be completed with an in-depth knowledge of common software programmes; and ‘professional’
levels - actions, which can be completed with a more professional knowledge of software and general knowledge of
programming. Furthermore, the Guidelines include guidance on how to apply the Guidelines to different media and
specific formats, such as slideshows and presentations, online or e-learning tools as well as PDF Format.
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The Guidelines for Accessible Information of 2015 are a compendium of existing resources, which comprises three levels
of instructions (easy, advanced, and professional). One of the main barriers was to manage to keep it simple, so that
everyone can start dealing with the issue by himself without the need of a technician, and one can scale up its way to
address the issue. The Guidelines do not focus specifically on a disability, but have a large focus. They were developed
to support the work of practitioners and organizations, giving easy to implement instructions to start with and get used
to thinking of people with disabilities when creating information, regardless of the media (including the Internet) used
and type of information shared (text, image, etc.) and then, when ready – not to discourage anyone in trying to address
the issue -, to get to the advanced and professional levels.
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The Guidelines have been tested at school, university and organization levels.
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Persons with disabilities have been involved during the drafting and testing process.
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They are published under a Creative Commons license, hence useable and adaptable by all.
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Promotion of the Guidelines via workshops, events etc.?
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By 2015, the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education is going to translate the Guidelines into
all 28 European languages.
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By 2015, UNESCO will translate the Guidelines into Arabic and Russian.
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In 2015, workshops, events, etc. are planned to promote the Guidelines.
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Developing content applying easy-to-use instructions come at no cost.
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The Guidelines for Accessible Information are an Open Educational Resource (OER) licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, permits free use and re-purposing by others. A number of