All of our publications are available free of charge.
You can obtain hard copies and alternative formats by contacting SAIF.
Publications are also generally available in Word format, as a pdf file and on-line in html format.
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Contents
| Standards for Disability Information and Advice Provision in Scotland
| Making E-communication Accessible
| Guide to User-led Reviews
| Barrier-free Information
| Information and advice services - What disabled people should expect and receive
| Easy-to-understand version: Getting information and advice
| Scottish Formats Resource
| The same as you and local accessible information strategies
| Enabling information report
| Checklist - Converting Word documents into accessible portable document files (pdfs)
| Checklist - Making Information Accessible
| Checklist - Making Websites Accessible
| Checklist - Making Word Documents Accessible
| Checklist - Making Email Accessible
| Checklist - Making PowerPoint accessible for the Web
| General information leaflet
Publications
Standards for Disability Information and Advice Provision in Scotland ( 2007)
The Standards are written to assist agencies in the voluntary, private and statutory sectors to ensure that disabled people can access effective information and advice services.
ISBN 0-9551942-6-1 / 978-0-9551942-6-9
To accompany the printed version we now have the Standards available in the following formats:
• Double CD Rom – you can now view the Standards in a range of document formats such as Microsoft Word, HTML and Adobe PDF, listen to the Standards as an audio file, copy the formats for your own use, or load the SAIF Standards checklist on to your computer to monitor and assess your progress in implementing them,
• British Sign Language on DVD,
• braille,
• on-line.
| (Revised 2007) Standards for Disability... - online version
| (Revised 2007) Standards for Disability... - pdf file (354kb)
| (Revised 2007) Standards for Disability... - Word file (389kb)
Making E-communication Accessible
Best practice for web sites, email and electronic documents. A supplement to the SAIF Standards for Disability Information and Advice Provision in Scotland.
© 2006 
ISBN 0-9551942-5-3/978-0-9551942-5-2
These guidelines replace our previous document Making Web sites Accessible. They can be downloaded in pdf or Word by clicking on the links below or can be viewed online. The printed version is also available free by contacting SAIF.
| Making E-communication Accessible - Online version
| Making
E-communication Accessible - Word file (449kb)
| Making
E-communication Accessible - pdf file (812kb)
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Guide to User-Led Reviews
A revised edition of our popular 2003 guide which assists organisations to get feedback from disabled people about the accessibility of their services. It can also be used to test the implementation of the SAIF Standards. This publication stresses the requirement to involve disabled people in the review, planning and development of services.
©2007
ISBN 0-9551942-8-8/978-0-9551942-8-3
| Guide to user-led... - Online version
| Guide to user-led... - Word file (1.96Mb)
| Guide to user-led... - pdf file (197kb)
Barrier
Free Information
How to develop your local accessible
information strategy. A practical guide for local authorities and others.
©2004, ISBN 0-9546700-8-6
| Barrier
free information - Online version
| Barrier free information - pdf file(164kb)
| Barrier free information - Word
file (71kb)
Information and advice services - What disabled people should expect and receive (2007)
This booklet is a practical guide for disabled people. It tells you what standard of service you should get from information or advice providers, local authorities and others that plan and fund information and advice services.
Hard copies and BSL DVD copies are available by contacting SAIF.
| Information and advice services... - Online version
| Information and advice services... - pdf file (98kb)
| Information and advice services- Word file (100kb)
Easy-to-understand version: Getting Information and Advice
Easy-to-understand version of the Information and advice services: What 
disabled people should expect and receive booklet.
| Getting information and advice - Online version
| Getting information and advice - pdf file (2.4 Mb)
| Getting information and advice - word file (2 Mb)
Scottish formats resource 2006
The Scottish Formats Resource is available on-line as a searchable database and on CD-ROM with information about translation, transcription, interpreting and publishing services.
The Scottish Formats Resource is produced and published by UPDATE, in partnership with SAIF. The online resource can be accessed at UPDATE'S website. The CD-ROM can be ordered from SAIF and UPDATE.
| Scottish Formats Resource 2006
The same as
you?
and local accessible information strategies
A report on taking forward the recommendations in "The Same As You? A review of services for people with learning difficulties". Published November 2002.
| The
same as ...- Online version
| The same
as ... - pdf file (186kb)
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Enabling information report
Report on improving access and raising standards in information services for disabled people and their carers in Scotland. Produced by a working group for the Scottish Office and printed by HMSO 1995.
| Enabling
information - Online version
| Enabling information - pdf file
(The online report is adapted from an earlier web site and will not be updated to current layout and standards.)
Converting Word documents into accessible Portable Document Formats (PDFs) checklist
A wall checklist with some basic tips for converting Word documents into accessible PDFs. The hard copy of the poster is produced in A4 format.
| Converting Word to PDF - online version
| Converting Word to PDF - pdf file (70kb)
| Converting Word to PDF - Word file (32kb)
Making Information Accessible checklist
A wall checklist with the main points for providing accessible information. The hard copy of the poster is produced in A3 format. You can chose to download the pdf file in A3 or A4 format according to your printing facilities.
|
Making Information Accessible - Online version
| Making Information Accessible
A3 - pdf file (83kb)
| Making
Information Accessible A4 - Word file (28kb)
| Making Information Accessible A4 - pdf file (82kb)
Making Websites Accessible checklist
A wall checklist with the main points for ensuring your website is accessible. The hard copy of the poster is produced in A4 format.
| Making Websites
Accessible - Online version
| Making
Websites Accessible - Word file (29kb)
| Making Websites
Accessible - pdf file (17kb)
Making Word Documents Accessible checklist
A wall checklist with the main points for ensuring your Microsoft Word documents are accessible. The hard copy of the poster is produced in A4 format.
| Making
Word Documents Accessible - Online version
| Making
Word Documents Accessible - Word file (31kb)
| Making Word
Documents Accessible - pdf file(17kb)
Making Email Accessible checklist
A wall checklist with the main points for ensuring your Emails are accessible. The hard copy of the poster is produced in A4 format.
| Making Email Accessible - Online version
| Making Email Accessible - Word file (31kb)
| Making Email Accessible - pdf file (92kb)
Making PowerPoint accessible for the Web
A wall checklist with the main points for ensuring your PowerPoint presentations are accessible for the web. The hard copy of the poster is produced in A4 format.
| Making PowerPoint accessible for the Web - Online version
| Making PowerPoint accessible for the Web - Word file (34kb)
| Making PowerPoint accessible for the Web- pdf file (62kb)
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General information leaflet
Brief information about SAIF.