News
July 2010, Consultation work for Natural History Museum
Raincharm are working with a small team of accessibility consultants on a new gallery for the Natural History Museum in London. The gallery is intended to be as accessible as possible. Katie will ensure that information in the gallery is easy to read and clearly displayed.
July 2010, Aiming High Summer Magazine: Action for Children (PDF 634KB)
Raincharm have been working with Action for Children in Bournemouth on a range of publications aimed at young disabled people. The most recent publication due out in schools is the summer magazine which features a strong, accessible brand and easy to read text.
January 2010, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Joint Equalities Statement - Easy Read (PDF 332KB)
Katie recently completed production of the NMC's Joint Equalities Statement - our plan about how we will treat people in a good and fair way. Produced as a fully accessible PDF document in collaboration with PWS Ltd the document features Photosymbols images, Easy Read words by Raincharm and is fully checked by Mencap.
November 2009, Centre for Accessible Environments AGM
Katie has been invited to attend The Annual General Meeting and Fortieth anniversary celebration of the Centre for Accessible Environments. The event is staged at the Tower of London. Katie has also been invited to attend the JODI Museum Awards at the V&A in December. More news on this to follow.
Designing for All course runs in London, 8th December 2009
Want to reach new audiences? Concerned your print, web and electronic outputs aren't as easy to understand as you hoped? Designing For All is Raincharm's highly successful training course with a strong track record, written and delivered to help organisations achieve exactly this. Next course runs 8th December 2009.
Accessible Information - what to create and how to do it (PDF, 397 KB)
Katie Grant features in the autumn edition of the Centre for Accessible Environment's leading journal, Access by Design. The article is called Accessible Information - what to create and how to do it (PDF, 397KB), and focuses on how people with learning disabilities experience Museum and Heritage sites.
Equalities and Access for the Worcestershire Hub, September 2009
Katie travelled to Worcestershire last month to facilitate a workshop on behalf of the Worcestershire Hub. The session was attended by a range of people with diverse access requirements and gave them the opportunity to say what they thought about Worcestershire Council services.
Photosymbols, July 2009
Katie is now a freelance Easy Read writer and editor for Photosymbols, one of the top image libraries and providers of Easy Read information in the UK.
Remploy, July 2009
Raincharm are working on a new Easy Read booklet for Remploy. The finished product will feature on the Remploy stand as part of the Special Olympics, to be held in Leicester later in July.
University of Reading seminar, June 2009
On Monday 22 June, Katie is speaking to a group of PhD Typography and Design students at the University of Reading. The topic for discussion is Easy Read – what is it, who is it for and how is it written and designed?
Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), June 2009
Raincharm are key stakeholders reviewing the NMC's website. Having worked closely on reviewing the public face of the site, the group are now looking at how the professional elements of the site will work. Watch this space for further updates.
Essex Coalition of Disabled People (ECDP), June 2009
Raincharm have been commissioned to oversee the design and print of the new ECDP Impact Report. Early designs are being considered but the publication looks set to be stylishly designed, easy to read and will act as a communication tool for this ground breaking user-led disability organisation.
Bournemouth Borough Council, May 2009
We are working with the Council to assess the accessibility of their corporate font. Initial findings will now be tested using internal and external user groups. Watch this space for an article on accessible fonts coming soon.
Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), May 2009
Raincharm are key stakeholders reviewing the NMC's website. The results will inform the build of a new site to be launched later this year. Our next meeting is in London later this month.
Information Design Agency (IDA), April 2009
Katie is now on the committee for the IDA. The association represents the information design community and is chaired by Rob Waller, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading.