There are graphic communication guidelines, such as best practice guidelines on producing graphic communication for people with impaired or ageing eyesight. The Equality Act 2010 (for England, Scotland and Wales) requires all public sector organisations to provide information in an accessible format as a reasonable adjustment, for example in braille, large print, Easy Read or HTML. There are also items like editorial style guides or branding corporate identity guidelines. We can help you with:
- Basic plain English writing guidelines.
- Clear, large and giant print transcription, including adherence to the Royal National Institute for the Blind See it Right: Making information accessible for people with sight problems guidelines, for people with vision impairments (RNIB, Lighthouse).
- Easy Read, for people with learning difficulties (Department of Health).
- AccessAbility 2: A Practical Handbook on Accessible Graphic Design produced by RGD (Association of Registered Graphic Designers) in partnership with the Government of Ontario (Canada) in May 2019. Our work and research is on page 25 of the guide.
- Aphasia accessible information guidelines, for people with aphasia (Stroke Association).
- Corporate identity guideline adherence (NHS, Orange, Macmillan Cancer Support, for example).
- Inclusive design aspects.
- Legibility guidelines (typeface selection).
- Penguin Books typesetting composition rules (Jan Tschichold).
- Printer specifications (Lightning Source: File creation guide, Biddles).
- Regulatory affairs and guidelines.
- The Information Standard quality mark (NHS England): we can help with graphic communication design to complement the requirements of this standard.
- Typographic design for children, dyslexic, visually impaired and ageing users.
- W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) adherence to level A, AA, or AAA, and international website accessibility laws.
