May 2007 - Adept Newsletter (Issue 4)
Disability Equality
& Accessible Information
Information comes in many forms: printed or electronic documents,
audio-visual presentations, publications, business stationery, videos
or films. Making it accessible means the choice of an alternative format
or media – known as transcription... (read
more)
April 2007 - Adept Newsletter (Issue 3)
Disability Equality & Generic Access
According to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and
amendment 2005 you have a duty to anticipate the access requirements of
disabled people taking part in your service or employment. By implementing
the following generic access/adjustments you will be fulfilling this duty
and progressing your agenda on inclusion... (read
more)
March 2007 - Adept Newsletter (Issue 2)
Disability Equality & Access Requirements
The belief that ‘the more we know about Deaf and disabled
people’s conditions the more we can include them’ leads to
questions being asked about personal health and/or impairments.
The challenge is: ‘Do we need to
focus on impairment at all?’ Our responsibility is to make adjustments
that enable disabled people to take
part... (read
more)
February 2007 - Adept Newsletter (Issue 1)
Disability Equality Duty & The Impact of Social Model thinking!
The Disability Equality Duty identifies the social model as the definition of disability to be used in public authorities culture and activities in including disabled people.
Interestingly, words like ‘social’,
‘model’ and ‘thinking’ are common speak in educational
institutions, and the way thinking impacts our behaviour is an important
element of our business. So what sort of impact does this model have on
our thinking?... (read
more)
September 2006 - Adept
win new contract
From the 1st September 2006, Adept Transcription Ltd, based in Leighton
Buzzard, has been providing alternative formats of letters, marketing
material and other literature to Nationwide Building Society customers...
(read more)
March 2006 - Raising the standards
Tim Finch talks about why it is important to evolve transcription standards.
"So far, so good? The DDA has been up and running for 10 years with
various amendments. We have seen numerous transcription companies and
agencies formed in this time along with a range of new formats..."
(read
more)
February
2006 - COTIS award recognises excellence of audio transcription services
Adept, the Bedfordshire
based disability equality company, has become the first producer of commercial
audio transcription services to receive accreditation from the Confederation
of Transcribed Information Services (COTIS)...(read
more)
December 2005 - 'Can you read my Christmas card?'
In the coming weeks, thousands of individuals will receive cards they
cannot read. Disability equality company Adept today asked people to adopt
a more personal approach to Christmas greetings and to ask the simple
question 'Can you read my Christmas card?'...(read
more)
October 2005 - Local Residents
Improve National Communication
Leighton Buzzard residents are ensuring that disabled people nationwide
are included in communications from organisations such as hospitals, banks,
government bodies and commercial companies...(read
more)
March 2005 - UK’s
first internet ordering
service for Braille, Audio & Large-Print
Tim Finch from Adept transcription, talks
about ‘Fastrack’.
Adept’s new internet ordering service for Braille, Audio and Large
Print...(read
more)
January 2005 - Adept Access
Audit software: What is it?... How does it work?
Mike O’Sullivan from Adept has designed
a unique software access audit tool, which can be used to measure the
accessibility of physical environments, information and service/employment...
(read more)