📘 What Easy Read Is

 

Easy Read is a way of presenting information so that people with learning disabilities — and others who find reading hard — can understand it more easily. It uses:

• Simple language with no jargon

• Short sentences that explain one idea at a time

• Clear layout with plenty of space

• Pictures or icons that help explain the text and meaning

This format isn’t just “plain text” — it’s a structured accessibility method. The goal is to make meaning clear, confident, and empowering for someone who otherwise might struggle with standard documents.

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📄 Why Easy Read Matters

Easy Read helps people:
✔️ Take part and feel included in their communities
✔️ Make informed decisions
✔️ Understand their rights
✔️ Be aware of important information that affects their lives
✔️ Learn new things and feel confident in what they read

It’s also linked to accessibility laws and standards, such as the Equality Act 2010 and the Accessible Information Standard in the UK, which require organisations to provide information in formats that people can use and understand — and Easy Read is one of those formats.

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🧠 How Easy Read Is Made

Usually, Easy Read information is created by:

• Writing short sentences with simple words

• Using large, clear fonts that are easy to read

• Adding supporting images or icons beside the text

• Explaining any hard words right away

• Presenting the information in a clear, consistent layout so nothing is visually overwhelming

For books like yours, those principles are perfect — and exactly why your educational content works so well when organised into short sections, with images and simple sentences.

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📘 Who Easy Read Helps

Although Easy Read was originally designed with people with learning disabilities in mind, it also benefits:
📍 People who speak English as a second language
📍 People with memory or processing challenges
📍 People with low literacy levels
📍 Adults and young people facing complex information barriers

This means your Easy Read book format won’t just support one group — it helps many kinds of learners.