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- read
- understand
- actively use your written information.
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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.
Current Resources
Developed by Access Easy English
Federal Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Consultation: Reform of the Accessibility Standards for Public Transport for 2021
Public transport for people with disability. Ideas for Change
A website for parents dealing with child protection services.
It has been made by and for parents who have an intellectual disability.
- About the Art Contest
- Rules
- Fill in this form.
- About LEAD
- Rules
- Dates to know
- Tell us about you.
27 fact sheets in Easy English built into their new 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. So much great information.
3 fact sheets on Child Protection
4 fact sheets on Human Rights include fact sheets explaining the UNCRPD and UN-CEDAW
Many facts sheets on
- Safer Sex and Rights about Sex
- Work Rights
- Health Rights
Scroll down further. Find 5 key Easy English fact sheets
- translated into 15 community languages
- in 3 Aboriginal language
- videos
- 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.
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Cathy Basterfield
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Training Opportunities
Tuesday 13 April and Thursday 15 April 2021.
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Webinar 1
Easy English for
Computer Literacy
Mon 21 June
10 am – 12 noon or 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm.
Webinar 2
Easy English for Health Literacy
Wed 23 June
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Webinar 3
Easy English for Justice
(Legal Literacy)
Mon 28 June
10 am – 12 noon or 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm.
Webinar 4
Easy English for Money
(Financial Literacy)
Wed 30 June
10 am – 12 noon or 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm.
$100 per person per webinar. Discounts available for attending multiple webinars
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 online 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.
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.
Typography is the art and technique
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point size, line length, line-spacing (leading), letter-spacing (tracking), and adjusting the space within letters pairs (kerning).