GAIN launches new website: making information accessible to people with sight problems

20 July 2006

GAIN (Getting Accessible Information Now) for Wales is launching its brand new website at the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday 25 July 2006 with keynote speaker Kirsty Williams AM.  The launch will take place at the Big Lottery Fund stand (C241) from 2.30 to 3.00pm.

RNIB Cymru is the lead partner on the project, which received £150,000 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Voluntary and Community Sector programme. The website will provide practical guidance and links for organisations wanting to make their information accessible to people with sight problems.  The website will support the development of voluntary sector organisations that provide transcription services, through stimulating demand for accessible information. The ultimate aim of the project is to reduce social isolation and increase independence for people with sight problems in Wales.

Stuart Ball, Accessible Information Forum Co-ordinator, RNIB Cymru commented “We are really grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for funding this vital project.  The launch will give people the opportunity to find out about accessible information and help them comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Welsh Language Act 1993.”

Commenting on the positive impact the VCS awards have had on communities throughout Wales, Big Lottery Fund Board Member for Wales, Hugh Vaughan Thomas, said: “It’s great to be able to fund projects that make such a difference to the lives of many people in communities across Wales. Groups such as this one are making huge strides in helping people and I’m delighted that this award will help them continue to do so for years to come.”