14. To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance his Department has issued to local education authorities on the provision of accessible textbooks; and if he will make a statement. (133967)

The Department has published a training resource “Implementing the Disability Discrimination Act in schools and early years settings” for schools and local authorities to help them meet their duties under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

This includes guidance to schools to help them develop their accessibility plans, covering planning improvements to the provision of written materials for disabled pupils over time. All schools can obtain a copy of the resource from DfES Publications.