Further information and resources

Throughout this project we found the following resources incredibly helpful:

Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities: “How’s Life?” Reports

Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities: Relationships Matter Report

The Keys to Life: Scotland’s learning disability strategy

Scottish Government: Learning/intellectual disability and autism: transformation plan 

BMJ Open: The Importance and Availability of Adjustments to Improve Access for Autistic Adults Who Need Mental and Physical Healthcare 

World Health Organisation Technical Consultation on Sexual Health (28-31 January 2002)

Public Health Scotland: Gender-based Violence and Learning Disability: Guidance for practitioners

Mencap: Sexuality – research and statistics

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: Health needs assessment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary people

Photo Symbols – A photo library for Easy Read information and 5,000 pictures featuring actors with learning disabilities. Also provides templates and training for Easy Read documents. Has a team of expert advisors with learning disabilities that meet every month. Contains images relating to relationships and sexual health (Sexual abuse) and the ability to turn on safe search.

Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities

François Roshdy

François is director of user experience at Border Crossing UX. He specialises in helping clients continuously improve the experiences they deliver.