HC Deb 26 July 1993 vol 229 cc601-2W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what arrangements his Department makes to ensure that blind and partially sighted people have access to information produced by his Department where it has not been published in alternative media such as Braille, large print or tape.

Mr. Robin Squire

The Department ensures that most publications with key messages are available on tape for blind or partially sighted people. We do not make alternative arrangements when this is not practical.

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is his Department's policy on which information produced by his Department is published in alternative media to standard print such as Braille, tape or large print.

Mr. Robin Squire

The Department ensures that most publications which have important information for parents are made available on tape. It also pays for the Royal National Institute for the Blind to produce the annual booklet "Student Grants and Loans—a brief guide" in Braille.