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There’s a significant section of this report on the Government’s comms during the crisis, with @FullFact saying they “should have done more to help the public understand the issues they were facing, whether about specific rules or the broader situation”.
Full Fact: “The ideal would have been clear, well managed communications that provided enough evidence to be informative and transparent without overwhelming recipients, and that were consistent across all government sources. However, the government fell short.”
All of this backs up research by @HeriotWattBSL for #WhereIsTheInterepreter around just how clear the Government’s COVID-19 comms has been to Deaf people.
Online govt. information on childcare, education and more required a university level of reading. https://limpingchicken.com/2020/12/16/deaf-news-uk-government-covid-guidance-requires-year-9-reading-age-report-finds/
Online govt. information on childcare, education and more required a university level of reading. https://limpingchicken.com/2020/12/16/deaf-news-uk-government-covid-guidance-requires-year-9-reading-age-report-finds/
A reference to the accessibility of graphs is touched upon in @FullFact’s report, too.
“Providing slide decks of complicated graphs, impenetrable data and figures that mean little without additional context was a missed opportunity to improve public understanding.”
“Providing slide decks of complicated graphs, impenetrable data and figures that mean little without additional context was a missed opportunity to improve public understanding.”
Let’s not forget that the Government’s graphs have come without the appropriate description for blind and visually impaired people, as my good friend Amy explains below.
With graphs often shared without proper alt text, I’m not surprised by Full Fact’s comments. https://twitter.com/blondehistorian/status/1322613876094095364
With graphs often shared without proper alt text, I’m not surprised by Full Fact’s comments. https://twitter.com/blondehistorian/status/1322613876094095364
FF: “There were also issues with the range of rules that had to be understood and adhered to across the nations, with new levels and tiers introduced and changed often at great speed.”
This also matches up with the below research from @HeriotWattBSL. https://limpingchicken.com/2020/12/16/deaf-news-uk-government-covid-guidance-requires-year-9-reading-age-report-finds/
This also matches up with the below research from @HeriotWattBSL. https://limpingchicken.com/2020/12/16/deaf-news-uk-government-covid-guidance-requires-year-9-reading-age-report-finds/
When - not if - a public inquiry takes place, it must examine its comms throughout the crisis, especially with disabled people.
This group made up almost 6/10 COVID-19 deaths from Mar-14 July. The Government’s poor communication with them up to now is damning.
This group made up almost 6/10 COVID-19 deaths from Mar-14 July. The Government’s poor communication with them up to now is damning.
