I was told a student needs information in an alternative format. What does this mean and how do I provide information in this format?

Many learners have difficulty accessing printed material as a result of sensory, physical, literacy or dyslexic type difficulties. This type of difficulty is often referred to as ‘print disabled’. Other students may benefit from information in alternative formats because they have English as an Additional Language. Information can be provided in a variety of ways other than printed text on paper, and many students use technology to allow them to access this information more easily. Here are examples of different types of alternative text:
1. Braille
2. Braille Tactile Diagrams
3. Large Print
4. Audio
5. DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstems)

A Daisy book is a digital talking book, structured in such a way to allow the reader to move around the book as someone would use a print book

To access information in alternative formats you could try looking at Revealweb . This is a resource which is freely available and provides catalogue of information from 100 different organisations and suppliers on over 100,000 titles available in alternative formats.