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Basterfield, C. February 2019

Everyday words What does it mean for Accessible Written Documents

Victorian Government Royal Commission into         Mental Health Systems

How to make a Submission Submissions close 5 July 2019
Consultation Report
About the Royal Commission (Letters Patent)
Terms of Reference

Women with Disabilities Victoria

Safeguards Project

Family Planning Victoria

Sexual Health Fact Sheets 

12 Fact Sheets.

Download or request copies to be sent to you.

Country Fire Authority, Victoria.

How to be Safe from Bushfire in Victoria

4 books & a set of questions to plan.

Victorian Government DHHS

1. Can I do this task?                                                  Help for Allied Health Assistants and                      Support Workers.

1. Quality of Support Review. Look for the heading Quality of Support Review 2/3 of way down the page.
2. Human Services Standards. Scroll 2/3 way down the page for the Easy English version

Australasian Society of Intellectual Disabilities.

Conference Program for Hobart, 2017

2 day Easy English training

Brisbane – Thursday and Friday 11 & 12 July, 2019

Sydney – Monday and Tuesday 15 & 16 July, 2019

Melbourne – Thursday and Friday 28 & 29 November, 2019

Adelaide – TBC – November, 2019. Email your interest

Individuals or groups can request training. Email me to request something specific for your organisation or region or city. cathy@acesseasyenglish.com.au

More information on Easy English training

More information about Communication and Interaction workshops for people with little or no speech.

Look out for new resources from

• Audit Office NSW
• Benalla Rural City Council – Access and Inclusion Plan
• Frankston City Council – Parking Permits
• HeadWay Gippsland
• HireUp
• Inclusion Melbourne – I can vote 2018.
• Northern Territory. Office of Disability
• People with Disability Australia
• Western Australia Mental Health Commission.

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International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) 2016 and 2018 Conference

2018 Program General Information

Each day of the program was also available in Easy English.

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Code of Conduct 2018

Code of Conduct 2016

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Email: cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au

          Phone: 0466 579 855

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 (2018) Access to written information: a social equity, social justice issue. Clarity. 78 pp 18 – 22

Email Cathy@accessseasyenglish.com.au to request a copy.

2019 Conference Presentations

IAFL  Conference (International Association of forensic Linguistics) July, 2019 Melbourne , Australia

Basterfield, C. Access to Written Information: Language and the Legal Process

IASSIDD Conference (International Associations for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.) August, 2019 Glasgow, Scotland

Basterfield, C. What’s in a name? Easy English or Easy Read: Does it matter?

Basterfield, C. Legal Literacy. What do we know?

PLAIN Conference (Plain Language Association International) September, Oslo, Norway

Basterfield, C. Images Everywhere: What Do I Use?