Linking Cyber and Accessibility Project

Last updated 1 May 2024

OUR PROJECT

We are trying to make it easy for people to learn how to stay safe and secure online. We are doing this by providing accessible guidance and a range of ways to learn and we have recruited disabled people to help us extend the reach of our work. Contact cyberproject@lead.org.uk to find out more about our project and how we could support you:

• Free accessible Easy Read resources (based on National Cyber Security Centre guidance)
• Free, flexible self study online courses: My Lead – Homepage | Lead Scotland
• Timetables change through the year for  tutor supported online webinars
• Ask us for a train the trainer session for your staff and volunteers
• Is your organisation an SQA Centre? Want to use our learning and teaching resources for internet safety and cyber security qualifications? 
• Ask us to talk to your group or speak at your event. 

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

We regularly meet with National Cyber Security Centre staff (NCSC), translating their guidance into accessible formats such as Easy Read, BSL and community languages and to align with their campaign. Other partners who support our work are the Scottish Government, Police Scotland the Take Five campaign and the wider Cyber Scotland Partnership. Here are some translated resources, please share:

• Be Cyber Aware. Six things you can do to stay safe and secure online translated into British Sign Language, Easy Read and Community Languages.
• British Sign Language and Easy Read guidance about shopping securely online, fake missed parcel messages and buying and selling second hand devices. 
• Free accessible Easy Read resources 

Which? have kindly allowed us to share an Easy Read version of their article about how to stay safe on dating websites and apps: Easy Read Romance Scams. 

Some Highlights from 23-24

• 19 Easy Read resources versions on our website
• 15 strategic engagements with 721 attendees extending the reach
• 12 new subjects developed into webinars and online courses
• 118 new online enrolments on My.lead.org.uk
• 218 attendees at 24 webinars from 28 local authority areas.
• Six adult learners gained two SCQF Cyber qualifications each

117 People from 22 local authority areas responded to our post training feedback survey:

• 97% learned something new.
• Over 50% of attendees and 92% of all 117 respondents have plans to share the information they learned with 2709 other people.
• 97% felt more confident after the training (53% a lot more confident, 44% a little more confident)
• 99% of all 117 responses would recommend our training to others.

Feedback Comments

“Very clear and easy to understand trainer”

“It was particularly useful to see how to make changes in practice using examples”

“The tutor was great and very engaging”

The project has an Advisory Group of partners and organisations that meets four times a year to ensure we are working in a joined-up way to close any gaps in information about cyber resilience and digital accessibility, and extend our reach with training and alternative formats.

We are grateful to the Scottish Government Cyber Resilience Unit which supports this project. 

Disclaimer: Lead Scotland is not liable for any damages arising from the use or inability to use the guidance that we provide in our website, training or provided in our other services. Lead Scotland is not liable for any action or decision taken as a result of using our website or our services. Lead Scotland provides links to other websites. Lead Scotland is not responsible for the content of external websites.