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Article
Basterfield, C. February 2019
Everyday words. What does it mean for Accessible Written Documents
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.
(Report No. 4228.0). 2013 www.abs.gov.au.
Easy English COVID - 19 Resources
Made by Access Easy English
Latest
You must stay home
Poster
Date published 5 July 2020
There are new rules. It is for people in some housing towers
Fact sheet
Date published 5 July 2020
Housing towers. Phone numbers for help.
A4 poster
Date published 5 July 2020.
Stop. Victoria. More people must stay home. Fact sheet
Date published 5 July 2020.
Current Resources
Some current publications from Access Easy English
This website is for parents who are dealing with child protection services.
It has been made by and for parents who have learning disabilities.
It is easy to read and use.
The PM has announced the establishment of the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) this morning. https://www.ndrp.org.au/
Here is the media release https://www.miragenews.com/national-disability-research-pa…/
This is the Easy English information about the NDRP.
It was available at the same time as the rest of the information. (#UNCRDP, 2006 Article 21) https://bit.ly/30Z1bHc
Victorian Electoral Commission 2019 – 2023 Disability Access and Inclusion Plan
Training Opportunities
Tuesday 4 August, 2020 and Thursday 6 August, 2020.
Book at Humanitix with Credit card.
or email a request for an invoice.
Monday 17 August, 2020 and Wednesday 19 August, 2020.
Book at Humanitix with Credit card.
or email a request for an invoice.
Due to COVID-19 there is no face to face training available at the moment. Let me know if this is your preferred training. I can add you to my waiting list.
You can request training. Email me to request something specific for your organisation or region or city. cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au
More information on Easy English training
More information about Communication and Interaction workshops for people with little or no speech.
Women with Disability Australia
27 fact sheets in Easy English built into their new website https://ourplace.wwda.org.au. Staff attended 2 day Easy English training. They were supported to further develop their Easy English content for their website.
See all the Easy English fact sheets here https://ourplace.wwda.org.au/translations
There are Easy to Read webpages. Look for the Easy English fact sheets throughout their website too.
So much great information.
3 fact sheets on Child Protection http://bit.ly/38qCbIU
4 fact sheets on Human Rights http://bit.ly/38v4zJR includes a fact sheet explaining the UNCRPD and UNCEDAW
Many facts sheets on
- Safer Sex and Rights about Sex
- Work Rights
- Health Rights
Scroll down further at this link https://ourplace.wwda.org.au/translations
Find 5 key Fact sheets in Easy English
- translated into 10 community languages
- 1 Aboriginal language
- vidoes
- Auslan.
More Facts!
Federal Government Preferred Provider Status
We have Federal Government Preferred Provider Status for
development of documents into Easy English
Easy English training.
Email cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au to
request a quote
find out more.
Senate Appearance
Cathy was invited to appear at the Australian Government Senate Community Affairs References committee CentreLink public hearing on Thursday 27 April 2017. This followed her submission to the Senate enquiry, earlier in the month.
Submission 116 Senate Report Chap 6 Conclusion; Recommendation 9 Government Response
Journal Publications from Access Easy English
Basterfield (2019) Plain Language, Easy English. What does it all mean? Intellectual Disability Australasia Issue 40, June pp 15-18
Basterfield (2018) Access to written information: a social equity, social justice issue. Clarity. 78 pp 18 – 22
Email cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au to request a copy.
2020 Conference Presentations
Universal Design Conference May, 2020. Melbourne, Australia
Basterfield, C. Easy English: A critical addition to Universal Design for Everyone, Everywhere, Everyday.
Conference cancelled. New dates Oct 2020
Speech Pathology Australia May, 2020. Darwin, Australia Conference cancelled
Basterfield, C. Functional literacy and legal literacy: Access for all. (Paper)
Basterfield, C. Collaborative international partnerships. Easy English and Easy Read: What do we know? (Poster)
Klaara Easy to Read Conference August/September 2020. Switzerland.
Basterfield,C. Images
Basterfield, C. What's in a name? Persecptioves on Easy English and Easy Read.
Cancelled til Augsut 30/31 2021.