Easy Read & Plain English 

Easy Read is a way of writing that helps people with intellectual disability understand information.

 

Easy Read uses:

• simple words

• short sentences

• pictures to help explain the words

• lots of space on the page

 

Easy Read helps people understand their rights, services, and choices.

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Plain English is clear and simple writing.

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Plain English:

• uses everyday words

• avoids long or hard-to-understand words

• helps more people understand important information
  It does not use pictures, but it is easier to read than most documents.

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Speak Out with the assistance of our user testers can translate documents to Easy Read or Plain English formats.