Access Easy English
I get it !
Everyday words
Clear images
Consumer input
Universal design
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Did you know?
Fact!
44% of Australian adults(15-65 years old) do not have the literacy skills to read a range of day to day reading tasks. This equates to 7.3 million adult Australians in 2013.
Read more: ABS Data 2013 #4228 , OECD PIAAC Data 2013, 2016
Translating documents into Easy English
In 2021, Cathy was invited on to the Speak Up: Speech Pathology Australia Podcast.
She discusses the significant differences between Easy English and Easy Read, and the importance of this to the work of speech pathologists. Host Anneke Flinn. Also available at: Apple Podcasts, Spotify
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Discussion about people with low literacy
The Drum ABC - February 18 2020.
With Julia Baird, Sam Conner and Christine Ryan.
Zero Conference 2023
At the UN, February 2023.
A summary of Cathy's presentation.
International Aphasia Rehabilition Conference
1 - 3 July, 2024, Brisbane, Queensland
We are an exhibitor and will also be presenting a poster:
You want things you can read. Aphasia Friendly:Easy English.
Aphasia Friendly in an universal design paradigm.
10 - 12 July, 2024, Brisbane, Queensland
If you are attending, stop by our exhibit and say hello.
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