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Under the Disability
Discrimination Act 1992, both publishers and educational providers have a legal
obligation to provide equal access to products and services for all people,
regardless of disability. This means, if a training provider sets a reference
book as a part of its learning resources, it has an obligation to ensure that
the material is accessible to students with a print disability. As someone
selling a product, publishers also have a responsibility to provide access for
people with a print disability.
Currently, there is not
a big range of materials readily available in alternative formats. So it is
likely that you will need to convert works into accessible formats for some
students. You might try to negotiate with the copyright holder to provide the
material in an accessible format within a reasonable time. It is most likely,
however, that you will need to arrange for the conversion.
Converting materials
into a format different from its original can take a lot of time and a lot of
money.
You can talk with the
VET Disability Support Service (VDSS) about helping to meet the cost
of the conversion.
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