Contact
Lucy Westcott, Total Communication Officer
Community Learning Disability Team
86 Denmark Villas, Hove, BN33TY
Tel. 01273 295121
Fax. 01271 295135
lucy.westcott@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk
(note: Lucy's working days are Mondays & Tuesdays)
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Meeting Notes
Useful Documents
- A-Z of alternative words
- Accessible Information Guidelines - from Devon's Partnership Board
- Basic guidelines for people who commission easy read info from the Valuing People Support Team
- How to Use Easy Words and Pictures from the Disability Rights Commission gives good advice about accessible writing.
- How to make events accessible
- How to make information accessible
- Intensive Interaction newsletter
- Make It Clear Easy Read Guide - Mencap's guide to making information easy to read and understand
- Total Communication Minibook
- Working With Words leaflet
Useful Websites
Devon County Council Total Communication
Making Information Easy project
this website has many free guides to making documents with plain English
Inspired Services Free Clip Art
Total Communication Forum
Anyone who wants to promote Total Communication is welcome to come to our meetings. Click here to read our terms of reference.
What is Total Communication? |
Total Communication is the term used to describe the use of pictures,objects,signs,gestures and spoken word to enable people to express themselves and understand what is being said. It is evidence based and has many methods in addition to easy read/accessible communication, which only targets people with a mild/moderate Learning Disability. The majority of people with a learning Disability in Brighton and Hove require additional communication supports in the form of Total Communication approaches. |
(from Total Communication Minibook by Helen Sanderson Associates) |
Valuing People Now Standards for organisations that produce Easy Read information: |
What are standards? What is Easy Read information? Why do we need rules? Words and pictures Pictures Words Length |
Meeting Dates |
Newsflash - the Total Communication Advisory Group meetings are now happening monthly! The dates for 2010 are:
All meetings held at the offices of the Community Learning Disability Team at 86 Denmark Villas, Hove, BN3 3TY Anyone interested in promoting total communication is welcome to come to our meetings |

















