I get it!
Easy English Project Development
- We can interpret any document into Easy English
- You draft the text. We can add the images for you
- Specialised consumer reviews
- Consultation for organisational change
Recently Completed Projects
WA Parliament
Problems with food.
Tell is what you think
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.
Journal Articles
Article
Basterfield, C. February 2019
Everyday words. What does it mean for Accessible Written Documents
2021 E-Plain journal
Recent Conference Presentation
More Evidence of difference.
Easy English - Easy Read Poster
Conferences we are attending
Disaster & Emergency Management Conference
25 & 26 July 2022, Gold Coast Queensland
AGOSCI Conference 2022
3 - 6 September 2022, Hobart Tasmania
Access Easy English interprets written content into simple everyday language and is supported with images. Consumer engagement is an essential component of the work we do.
It means more people can
- read
- understand
- actively use your written information.
Training opportunities:
Learn Easy English
- Take part in the only 2 day training on Easy English
- Learn: Who Easy English is useful for & Why you need to be developing Easy English, the latest research, the differences between Easy English and Easy Read.
- Learn: The clear & repeatable steps to develop quality Easy English materials.
Upcoming dates 2 day
Learn Easy English training
Tuesday 12 July & Thursday 14 July, 2022
For more Info - Flyer - Link to Tickets - Humanitix
Monday 8 August & Wednesday 10 August, 2022
For more Info - Flyer - Link to Tickets - Humanitix
Wednesday 14 September & Friday 16 September, 2022
For more Info - Flyer - Link to Tickets - Humanitix
We also offer private sessions for organisations
Webinars
We also offer a range of Webinars
See the Webinars page for more information
Let's Practice - A series of 1 hour webinars for those who have completed the 2 day Easy English Training. Humanitix
Easy English - Easy Read for Speech Pathologists - A 2 hour interactive webinar designed for Speech Pathologists. Humanitix
We were a Finalist for
The Community Award for the Victorian CovidSafe Awards 2022.
The judges thought
Access Easy English’s application was fantastic by translating government material into understandable material quickly for those with low literacy, providing an important service in a time of crisis.
The Drum ABC - February 18 2020
Discussion about people with low literacy.
With Julia Baird, Sam Conner and Christine Ryan
Podcast
In 2021, Cathy was invited on to the Speak Up: Speech Pathology Australia Podcast.
She discusses how speech pathologists can use Easy English with host Anneke Flinn.
Available at: Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Some of Our Work
Special Olympics Asia Pacific
6 Fact Sheets for iPhone or iPad only
translated into 10 languages
Information about Genes
Who we've worked with
