Why use Easy English?
Legislative and policy framework
International
UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disability. 2006.
Australia is a signatory to this convention.
Article 9 and 21 of this Convention are of particular importance when you consider access to information.
A. Primary Version
B. Easy Read Version 2007 (UK) (Developed by the UN)
C. Easy English (Australian) Developed by Women with Disabilities Australia with the support of Access Easy English. 2020. Click here and go to part 2.
Australian Federal Government
Some specific laws, policies and current policies relating to access to information and Easy English.
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
The Australian Human Rights Commission Links to Australian laws as they relate to rights and discrimination.
National Disability Strategy 2021 – 2031
National Standards for Disability Services
Disability Standards for Education, 2005
Summary of the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education
National Statement on Health Literacy
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (second edition) - UPDATED May 2021
Victoria
As an example, these are some of the laws in Victoria which apply to Easy English.
Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibility Act. 2006.
Victorian Disability Act. 2006.
Victorian Disability State Plan, 2022-2026
Victorian Equal Opportunity Act 2010
Victorian Government External Communications Access Policy 2014
In 2014 Access Easy English wrote How to comply with the Victorian Government Accessible Communication Guidelines 2014 for the Victorian Government intranet. It was available to assist all staff working in the Victorian government to learn and use Easy English.
Queensland
Human Rights Act 2019