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Please see web link http://www.gainforwales.com/
Here you can find the 'directory of transcription providers in
Wales'.
For example a list of contacts for services who put information
into Braille, onto tape, etc.
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Contact Us
Please contact us if you require any information either by
telephone
(029 2050 4604) or email:
equipcymru@rcgp.org.uk
Developing a Disabilities
Equality Action Plan
EquIP Cymru aims to promote understanding of
the Social Model of Disability throughout primary health care
services in Wales. The Statutory Code of Practice on ‘The
Duty to Promote Disability Equality’ produced by the Disability
Rights Commission states that the Social Model is ‘based on an
understanding that the poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion
experienced by disabled people is not the inevitable result of
their impairments or medical conditions but rather stems from
environmental barriers, nonetheless powerful for being
unintentional’. Within the Social Model, people are ‘disabled’
through lack of access to buildings, information, communication or
personal support or by the attitudes of others. The term
‘access’ for the purposes of this audit is defined in its broadest
sense and includes any environmental, physical or attitudinal
barriers that disabled people may experience in accessing primary
health care services.
In order for information gained as part of
this audit to be used meaningfully to inform future action, it is
important that organisations engage in the assessment process
accurately and honestly.
The effectiveness of self-assessment relies upon the
objective measurement of your current practice. Information
presented in the assessment will not be subject to any external
scrutiny and permission to include examples of good practice
will be sought prior to the publication of any information on the
EquIP Cymru website.
You are asked to complete all sections of the
audit tool. Sections two, three, four and five require you to
respond to a series of statements by ticking the box in the right
hand column which most accurately reflects the action you have
taken to improve access to your services for disabled people.
Section six asks a series of questions which are intended to
provide feedback on your experience of using this toolkit and to
gain your agreement to share any examples of good practice on the
EquIP Cymru website.
The statements listed throughout the toolkit
are numbered to assist with the completion of each section.
The number assigned to each action is not intended to represent any
hierarchy and therefore no single action is considered to be more
important than any other. The actions are all complementary
and considered to be of mutual benefit in the context of promoting
disability equality.
An Action Plan Template is provided in
Appendix 1. The template is offered as guidance only and may be
used or adapted to reflect each organisation’s particular needs and
circumstances. Further advice and guidance on implementing and
monitoring the action plan may be provided through the EquIP Cymru
project.
The purpose of this request is to highlight good practice and
obtain feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of the toolkit from a
user’s perspective.
This toolkit has been produced in large print
using Arial font size 14 to reflect best practice and ensure that
it is available in an accessible format. The toolkit will be
made available in alternative formats, including Braille, audio
tape or disc, on request.
Please
find link to the Disability Access Self Assessment Audit Tool
Kit.