Easy-to-Read
- A lot of reports and documents are very difficult to understand for people with intellectual disabilities.
- But people need to understand information so they can make decisions and choices in their life.
- Easy-to-read information is easier to understand. It's a way of making information accessible to all.
People need to understand different documents and information so they can:
Learn new things.
Make their own choices
Know their rights and stand up for them.
Purpose
A lot of reports and documents are very difficult to understand for people with intellectual disabilities. But people need to understand information so they can make decisions and choices in their life. Easy-to-read information is easier to understand. It's a way of making information accessible to all.
Benefits
"Easy to read benefits everyone, not only people with intellectual disabilities. A lot of people prefer to have their information in the way they can easily understand."
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Easy to read is way of making the information easier to read and understand for people with intellectual disabilities.
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All information that is specifically for people with intellectual disabilities should be done in easy-to-read.
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People also need to be supported to understand the information, and to use it the way they want.
What is Easy-to-read
To be easy-to-read, a text needs simple words and short sentences. Different organisations create easy-to-read in different ways. The text needs to be reviewed by a person with intellectual disabilities.
Guidelines
How to write and check easy-to-read information. Available in 20 different languages.
Easy-to-read Logo
The picture that marks a text as easy-to-read. See how to use it.
Europe for Us
Easy-to-read magazine, published in 13 different languages since 2001.
Easy-to-read Articles
Our news and articles, written so they are easy to understand.
Easy-to-read Explanations
We made easy-to-read explanations of words that are often used to talk about disability rights and the European Union.
Self-advocacy News
Based on easy-to-read, we also created videos explaining important topics in an easy to understand way: