Dementia Australia: Translation & Audio of 26 Documents into 10 Languages, producing accessible PDFs.

Project Overview

The Department of Health engaged LOTE as its multicultural communication partner to deliver translated assets in ten priority languages for Dementia Australia to drive awareness about the condition and support the lives of people with dementia. This include information for people living with dementia and their carers.

Solution

LOTE designed the solution to engage with stakeholders of various ability levels. On top of translation into the top 10 language identified by the department, LOTE also produced Accessible PDF and audio recording of the materials for audiences with vision impairments. of the community and delivered our PDF resources in an accessible format,allowing for more efficient compatibility with accessibility resources.

Our role in this project included delivering:

• Translation materials for the ten priority language groups -- LOTE

developed and delivered key translation materials for 10 priority CALD language groups as identified by Dementia Australia to support the lives of people living with Dementia in Australia.

• Audio materials -- Along with the translations, LOTE developed audio

materials in language to better meet the diverse needs of the CALD audience. LOTE also created English audio for English speakers of diverse ability levels.

• Accessible PDF -- LOTE recognises the diverse needs of the CALD

community and delivered our PDF resources in an accessible format, allowing for more efficient

• compatibility with accessibility resources.

Impact

LOTE's effective delivery of the Dementia Australia project contributes towards supporting the more than 421,000 people living with dementia in Australia.

Our work on this program demonstrates our:

• Ability to engage and communicate with diverse communities in

multiple languages

• Experience in delivering large-scale national multicultural

communications

• Ability to devise effective communications targeting audiences of

different levels of abilities