Hello colleagues,
Please see below a Hargreaves Copyright consultation on copyright. Techdis have put together a guide relating to the consultation and its implications for disabled learners. If possible, please could practitioners respond, and also disseminate to other colleagues and students.
With the very best of wishes
Chris
Chris Brill
Senior Policy Adviser
Equality Challenge Unit
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Sent: 12 March 2012 16:20
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Subject: Copyright Consultation - Make a Difference
Dear colleagues
The Hargreaves Copyright consultation has implications for disabled learners. These could be positive or negative depending on how people respond. There are implications for such practical things as dyslexic people being entitled to alternative formats, learning providers being allowed to add subtitles to broadcasts, tutors creating easy read or symbol supported versions of key books and so on.
It is vitally important that the voices of disabled learners and those who support them are heard in this consultation. Few of you have the time to read the 171 page consultation document or the response form with 114 questions so JISC TechDis has worked with CALL Scotland and Professor Charlotte Waelde from University of Exeter to provide a guide to help you respond to the consultation quickly, easily and meaningfully.
The guide points you to five key questions with the most significant implications for disabled people. In a sentence or two we explain (for each question) what the implications are in Plain English then we give you a suggested response that you can either copy and paste or enhance with your own experiences. You will find the guide on our website at the below link.
http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/news/detail/2012/copyright_consultation
The closing date is March 21 so we encourage you to find some time this week to take five minutes to make a difference.
Best regards
The JISC TechDis Team
Allison Loftfield
Online Information & Communications Manager, JISC TechDis
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