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Moving on to secondary school
The FPLD has produced an easy-read guide for pupils moving on to secondary schools.
Top tips for pupils moving on to secondary school
For parents with learning disabilities
CHANGE have produced a number of easy read resources for parents with learning disabilities:
- Good practice guide
- When social workers get involved
- When mum and dad split up
Easy news
Easy News is the first newspaper designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities. Published every two months and available in print and online. Audio versions also available. Sign up to receive an online or print copy by emailing [email protected]
Help hear
HALD collection of easy read resources for hearing issues / infections / how to use olive oil drops: HALD resources. Featuring pictures of a man with down syndrome having procedures.
How to use your hearing aid
CHANGE has made a visual guide to support people who find reading hard to know how to get used to their new hearing aid. Using your hearing aid
Getting Better
Getting better is a short cartoon for people with learning disabilities, showing what to expect from a visit to the doctor's or the clinic, or to have an eye test or see the dentist. View cartoon
Getting better in hospital
Getting better in hospital is the sequel to 'Getting better'. It's a DVD with 6 stories about the same characters, with an easy-read illustrated booklet.
My Health vision films
My Healthvision is a series of short films that have been made for people with a learning disability, showing what to expect when you go for different kinds of health checks or treatments. My Health vision
Good Health Care for All
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has published a booklet for people with learning disabilities, family carers and supporters about how to get the best out of the NHS. Good Health Care for All (6.4 MB)
Death & grief resources
When Mum Died and When Dad died are both in the Books Beyond Words series, that take an honest, straightforward approach to death and grief. They can be used to support counselling. There is also advice for support staff & carers of people with learning disabilities, plus info on useful written resources & organisations. Books Beyond Words
Easyhealth
There are lots of free, easy-read resources covering a wide variety of health topics at the Easyhealth website: www.easyhealth.org.uk
Patient information – easy read
A2A Easy read leaflets and patient information on hospital procedures, from having a tooth out to having an X.Ray. http://a2anetwork.co.uk/resources/leaflets-patient-information/
Doctor's visits etc – easy read
Surrey Health Action has produced some really useful easy read resources on subjects like going to the doctor's surgery, going to hospital, and easy read appointment letters. You can download them here
Going into hospital – easy read
NHS Choices have got some easy read booklets about going into hospital. www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Childrenwithalearningdisability/Pages/Going-into-hospital-with-learning-disability.aspx
How to complain – easy read
Here are some easy read pamphlets explaining how to make a complaint, published by various NHS authorities. Complaining.pdf (450.1 KB) complaints.pdf (1.9 MB)
Eye care - easy read
SeeAbility has produced some easy read information about eye care for people with learning disabilities. Eye care
Books Beyond Words for depression
There are two new titles in the Books Beyond Words series, designed to help people with learning disabilities, who are suffering with depression. Sonia's Feeling Sad by Sheila Hollins & Roger Banks; and Ron's Feeling Blue by Sheila Hollins, Roger Banks and Jenny Curran.
Asthma resources
You can download free easy-to-read resources from Asthma UK for people with learning disabilities who have asthma. These include an information booklet, an asthma attack card (listing what to do in an attack) and an inhalers card, reminding people when to take their inhalers. www.asthma.org.uk
CHANGE Cancer books
The CHANGE Cancer book series covers symptoms, screening and staying healthy; diagnosis and treatment and Palliative care. They are free and designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities. More info
Palliative care – easy read
A selection of easy read leaflets on palliative care/end of life care. http://a2anetwork.co.uk/resources/palliative-careend-of-life-care/
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