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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.
Queensland. Rules. 
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.
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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 (2020) It's a pandemic: Vulnerability for people with lower literacy. PLAIN e-journal Vol 2, No 2.
Basterfield (2019) Plain Language, Easy English. What does it all mean? Intellectual Disability Australasia Issue 40, June pp 15-18
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.