Inclusive communications

Why inclusive communications are important and how to deliver them

Who benefits from inclusive communications?

There are over 10 million disabled people in Britain. Government communicators must be confident their message will reach everyone. This can be done by ensuring all communications are inclusive and accessible.

The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) can help government communicators:

involve disabled people from the start of any project
make sure disabled people are represented positively
create accessible communications
access a library of free images
deliver accessible online video and podcasts.

Advice on producing inclusive communications

ODI supports civil servants to include and represent disabled people. We provide strategic advice, share tools and help develop new skills.

The ODI Image Library offers free, positive images of disabled people for government communicators.
The ODI Accessible Media Player supports the delivery of accessible online video and podcasts.
ODI’s ‘Delivering inclusive communications’ booklet gives guidance for government communicators.
The ‘Inclusive communications’ section explores these ideas in more detail.

Explore this section for more support and information on creating inclusive communications.

Resources

Delivering inclusive communications (PDF, 28 pages, 1.43 MB)
The Office for Disability Issues Image Library
The Office for Disability Issues Accessible Media Player

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Page last reviewed: 04 January 2011