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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 2h

A further comment from us following the editorial note from the Australian Policy Online acknowledging Easy English and Easy Read are different. Yeah!

There is 20 years of evidence. Why is it being ignored?

Leave a note on dept webpage, when you cannot understand it.

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A further comment following editorial note from Australian Policy Online

The following editorial note was emailed to subscribers and posted on LinkedIn by Australian Policy Online (APO) last week:

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Panel 1. Linguistics, Theory & History

Disc on concepts & history behind Easy Language. Pioneers & researchers from Europe, Aus & Latin America.
10–12 Oct 29 (Latin America)
📅 29 Oct
Rio de Janeiro
See on YouTube
Look out for me on Panel 3 and Debate 1 too.
www.clals2025.site
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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 1d

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Panel 1 — Linguistics, Theory & History of Simple Language & Easy Reading.

Hear from the people who defined the theoretical frameworks & linguistics of Plain Language & Easy Reading, different languages & regions.

www.clals2025.site
@inclusioneurope.bsky.social
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Conferência Latina Americana de Linguagem Simples

Participe da Conferência Latino-Americana de Linguagem Simples em 2025 no Rio de Janeiro. Explore temas como saúde, justiça, educação e tecnologia com foco em comunicação acessível.

www.clals2025.site

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 1d

#EasyEnglish
Aus, 44% of adults have low literacy.
10% more for financial info, or English is a second language.
Health literacy? 60% of pple do not have the health literacy to manage.

Emergencies, trauma, stress, most of us.
#EasyEnglish; time to start.
www.accesseasyenglish.com.au
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MYCPGuide social media meme, at their website of same name. 43 Easy English fact sheets

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 1d

I'm honoured to be invited to the inaugural Latin America Easy Language conf.
Brazil. 29/30 Oct 2025.

A great privilege to be invited on the opening day panel 1. I'll join leaders from diff parts of the world to discuss the diff perspectives & frameworks developed for quality written info.
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Selvaseelan Selvarajah @drselvarajah.bsky.social · 4d

I'm giving up my Ballroom Dance Classes.

It just feels like one step forward and two steps back!

#dadjokes

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 7d

Media releases for #PlainLanguageDay. #Blog
'New resources make reading fun and accessible.'

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Interviews & comment, projects
Access Easy English: 0466 579 855 or [email protected]

@equalaccesspublicmedia.org @victoriannews.com.au @theconversation.com

Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 9d

Our latest blog, Let's talk about digital access.

Does it meet the needs of your users and potential users?

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@victoriannews.com.au @a11yawareness.bsky.social @equalaccesspublicmedia.org @crikey.com.au @thesaturdaypaper.com.au @lseimpactblog.bsky.social

Let’s talk about digital access.

You want to reach a broader audience. A website is the answer: digital access to your services and information. Add an App, Chat box, &…

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 10d

It ties in with our project with Knox Council (Vic) about food safety in hot weather & ideas for what to eat in hot weather. www.readee.com.au/be-safe-knox

Support more people to do their own cooking, or be more independent in cooking skills & food choices.

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Front cover. Easy English. Text: It is hot. Look after your food. Image a man sweating standing beside a fridge

Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 10d

#EasyEnglish for shopping & cooking are as important as consent & reports.

Plan your next meal for a hot day, or really whenever: with this yummy Chicken and fruit salad in #EasyEnglish developed by our team this week. www.readee.com.au/things-you-l...

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@dietitianonline.bsky.social

Front cover of Easy English doc. Text: Make a salad. Chicken and fruit. Image: Photo of chicken and fruit salad meal on lettuce leaves on a plate.

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Selvaseelan Selvarajah @drselvarajah.bsky.social · 11d

Running into stationary objects can be painful according to a recent pole.

#dadjokes

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 12d

Buy these, or email about topics you need. cathy @accesseasyenglish.com.au

accesseasyenglish.com.au/shop/
#PLainLanguageDay
#DroptheJargonDay

#NationalSafeWorkMonth
#HealthLiteracyMonth
#MentalHealthMonth
#AACAwarenssMonth
#DownSyndromeMonth
#NationalCarersWeek
#OlderPeoplesDay
#StrokeDay
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Text: Heading: You're ready to use Easy English. BOdy: Ready to use paperwork. Empower people with low literacy. Accessible support for a diverse range of people. Buy....Print...Use. Image: to support this last phrase. 1.Cursor on button, 2. printing paper 3. person reading.

Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 12d

Get started on your #Access & #Inclusion journey. #EasyEnglish assists everyone to #participate

accesseasyenglish.com.au/shop/

- Privacy and Mandatory reporting
- Intake
- Media release
- Feedback
- Complaints.

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Easy English | Accessible Documents – Access Easy English - Easy Read

Know all about Easy English and Easy Read. Easy English and Easy Read can be used to business, government, agengies and non-government organisations. Everyone can benefit from Easy English specially…

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 12d

Have you seen our Easy English shop? Easy English fact sheets & forms at very low cost.
As easy as
- Buy
- Print
- Use.

For different age groups:
- Adults and with option for guardian signature,
- young people,
- parents.

accesseasyenglish.com.au/shop/

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 12d

Via YouTube if not joining us in Rio.

English of LinkedIn post.

PANEL 3
- Visual Design in Simple Language & Easy Reading

Visual accessibility: essential component of Easy Reading. Learn how layout, typography & imagery help make info more accessible.

Register
www.clals2025.site
Oct 29 & 30
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Conferência Latina Americana de Linguagem Simples

Participe da Conferência Latino-Americana de Linguagem Simples em 2025 no Rio de Janeiro. Explore temas como saúde, justiça, educação e tecnologia com foco em comunicação acessível.

www.clals2025.site

Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 12d

I've been invited to speak on Panel 3 on day 1 of the Inaugural Latin-American Easy Language conference. With Diego Garcia Diaz, Argentina & Cecilia Quental, Brazil. Thank you

Exciting opportunity to present on images, & our image framework, design for quality development of #EasyEnglish.

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Participe da Conferência Latino-Americana de Linguagem Simples em 2025 no Rio de Janeiro. Explore temas como saúde, justiça, educação e tecnologia com foco em comunicação acessível.

www.clals2025.site

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 13d

Small % finish high school - most people need
#Easyenglish or #Easy{YourLanguage} framework critical 4 participation & inclusion
#easyenglish applies evidence. Compare to #EasyRead - based on opinion. What needs to be developed? accesseasyenglish.com.au/easyenglishv...

@asherwolf.bsky.social
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Slide 1 from Easy English compared to Easy Read webpage. On left is Easy English front page example. Text: You are not happy. You want to complain. Image: an unhappy man, with thumbs down. On right is Easy Read front page example. Making a complaint. Easy read guide. Image: A man on a phone looking at his laptop on top half. Bottom half of front page blue for corporate branding. A 3rd panle has text with further notes.

Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 13d

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Notes from us.

30% of Brazilians illiterate, compared with Australian 1-4%, #easyenglish, #EasyBrazilianPortuguese & other languages critical Many other Latin American countries at least similar: yet all need to be able to understand health, consent, legal, emergency, etc

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Universal people with 5 speaking bubbles.
Heading: Easy English: what do people wiht low literacy say?
1. I read all the pages. I know what it menas. 2. There is so much space. I feel like I can red each part and process it. 3. I want more like this. 4. I use all those words. I can read this!

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 13d

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Notes from us.
2 panels on day 1 that Cathy is on, but the debate on day 2 with friend & colleague Ulla Bohman from Sweden & Prof. Dr. habil. Christiane Maaß from Germany will not be recorded.
A number of other #EasyLanguageInternational Network-ELIN colleagues invited also.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 13d

English translation. clals2025.site

Check out schedule, run and sign up! There are few vacancies!
You just need to register to participate in person.
The main program of the event will be broadcast on Youtube, but debates or workshops will not be. lnkd.in/dhatYXBj
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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 13d

A post shared from #LinkedIn posted by the #LatinAmericanEasyLanguageNetwork

Inaugral Easy Language conference 29-30 October, in Rio de Janeiro. clals2025.site

Cathy invited to speak. Only #australian #AsiaPacific.
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@victoriannews.com.au @medianet.bsky.social @aunz.theconversation.com

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15d

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15d

Cmpare with Easy English for all the community by Access Easy English
DebtManagers - Aus (i) accesseasyenglish.com.au/debt-managers/ & NZ (ii)
NSW Information & Privacy Commission - bit.ly/4hUfZLD or accesseasyenglish.com.au/visual-compo...

[email protected] or 0466 579 855
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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15d

Challenge: Get Easy Read on a topic you know little about. Read it. Easy to understand? Follow logic? All the info there to make a choice or decision? Any content missing? Match the content in orginal? Understand the images? Any answer no, how is it easy to access for ppl with low literacy?
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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15d

You may have ppl who say they want Easy Read. Fine, get it.
But
Be aware you are still excluding at least 44% of adult Aus pop. including every person with an ID not involved in its development, nor sit on advisory panels.

You need Easy English

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