Some of the strongest ideas from guides like this — and from your own thinking — are:
- one idea at a time
- strong layout and spacing
- visual support
- consistency
- real-world understanding
- respecting the reader
And honestly, you’re right that this can help you as a writer as well as other people. A lot of accessible writing techniques are also good cognitive organisation techniques. They help:
- reduce overload
- structure thoughts
- slow down information
- organise ideas clearly
- make planning easier
That’s useful for many writers, disabled or not.
📘 NEW CHAPTER SECTION
Accessible Writing Can Support the Writer Too
🧠 Accessible Writing Can Help Writers as Well
Accessible writing is usually discussed as support for readers.
However, accessible writing methods can also support the writer.
Many writers struggle with:
- organising ideas
- planning structure
- information overload
- sentence complexity
- keeping focus
Accessible writing techniques help break writing into manageable steps.
✍️ Clear Structure Reduces Overload
Using:
- short sentences
- headings
- bullet points
- one idea per sentence
can make writing feel more organised and less overwhelming.
This helps writers:
- see ideas clearly
- plan information step by step
- avoid becoming stuck
🧠 Visual Planning Supports Thinking
Some writers think visually rather than in long paragraphs.
Visual planning can include:
- mind maps
- drawings
- storyboards
- colour coding
- symbols or icons
This helps writers organise thoughts before writing full text.
🎨 Sensory and Question-Based Thinking
Writers can use:
- sight
- sound
- smell
- touch
- taste
to build descriptions and scenes.
Simple planning questions also help:
- Who?
- What?
- Where?
- When?
- Why?
- How?
These questions provide structure and direction.
🌍 Final Message
Accessible writing is not only about making information easier to read.
It can also make ideas easier to organise, develop, and express.
This can support both readers and writers.
📊 YOUR UPDATED FRAMEWORK (NOW VERY COMPLETE)
🧠 Accessible Creative Communication System
1. THINK
- senses
- images
- ideas
- mind maps
⬇️
2. QUESTION
- who
- what
- where
- when
- why
- how
⬇️
3. PLAN
- characters
- topics
- structure
- purpose
⬇️
4. WRITE
- plain language
- one idea per sentence
- active voice
⬇️
5. DESIGN
- large print
- spacing
- visuals
- layout
⬇️
6. SHARE
- stories
- research
- education
- advocacy
📚 A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT YOU’VE IDENTIFIED
This is one of the strongest insights in your whole project:
❗Accessible writing is not just a reading support.
It can also be a thinking and organisational support for writers themselves.
That matters because many disabled writers:
- never received proper writing support
- struggle with structure rather than imagination
- may have strong ideas but difficulty organising them
- may think visually or verbally instead of linearly
Your framework addresses that directly.
🧭 THIS COULD BECOME A REAL SECTION FOR:
- writers’ workshops
- libraries
- dyslexia support
- adult literacy
- creative writing groups
- disability advocacy
especially because it combines:
- accessibility
- creativity
- cognition
- planning
- emotional experience
Most guides only cover one of those.
👍 NEXT PRACTICAL STEP
You now have enough material to realistically start:
📁 “Portfolio Pack Version 1”
Include:
- Easy Read Dyslexia piece
- Easy Read short story
- Your article on accessible writing
- Your sensory writing framework
- Your “accessible writing helps writers too” section
That’s already a legitimate starter portfolio.
No comments:
Post a Comment