Where Can I Buy Yellow Plastic Sheets?

Titch89

On Saturday, I went to a uniersity open day and got talking to the disability adviser and asked what help I could get as a visually impaired student. I then mentioned something about how it's easier for me to read black text on yellow paper, than it is to read black text on white paper. She said that I could get some yellow plastic sheets (I've seen them before, I think) to put over white paper and do it that way, if there's no way to get yellow paper.

My question is, where can I get something like this from?

DaisyFlower

Do you mean like plastic see through sleeves in yellow that you can slip documents into to file, keep clean etc?

Titch89

No I don't. It's a bit hard to explain, tbh. It's just yellow plastic sheets that I can put over my work.

Ophie

http://www.independentliving.com/products.asp?dept=351

http://www.technologysupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Acetate_Sheet.html

hth

KittyKate

http://www.sightconnection.com/yeacov.html

They don't ship to the UK but this is what you need

Titch89

Thanks KittyKate & Ophie. That's thensort of thing I was (trying to) talking about.

Savvy_Sue

I'm sure if you contacted the disability officer she would tell you where you could get them from - even if you haven't actually applied to that university.

OR would RNIB be able to help?

faerie_girl

Im not sure where you can get them from.
Do you have visual stress? I had a test when i was at studying at college and they supplied me with sheets. The colour I read best with is 'rose on rose' Maybe you could ask at the uni if they can provide you with them.

Mojisola

Have you asked at an opticians? There's an optician in our area who tests dyslexics with a range of colours - different colours (and shades of colours) help different people. You can have glasses made up with that colour on the lenses or use the acetate sheet.

Added: if you want to diy, you can buy a yellow sheet here -
https://www.technologysupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Acetate_Sheet.html

Cruiksl

I'd recomment getting tested by someone who specialises in this. There's different colours and different shades which could make a difference to you. The problem you may have is Scotopic Sensitivity. I've worked with people who have had this diagnosed and it's made a huge difference to them. I got tested for it myself as part of my training. It also helps as a tutor to know that someone has this problem and sometimes we copy stuff into coloured paper to help them. Here's a link to a web page
http://www.hale.ndo.co.uk/scotopic/definition.htm

Titch89

I've not asked at the opticians and I'm not due for another eye test until March.

Sue - did look on the RNIB shop, but couldn't find anything. I will talk to them and see what they say.