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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

2 day Accessbile Communication Course. We all need accessible written information; it is not just a few people with a specific disability. Learn why orgs across Australia & internationally are adopting Easy English incorporating Plain Language supported by research. Easy Read does not do this. 1/2

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

November 2026 webinars bit.ly/3Tg9wnx - Spot the Differences - Plain Language, Easy English, Easy Read explained. 5 Nov at 11:30 am. - Insights to literacy for communications and marketing 12 Nov at 11:30 am. - Digital needs for all 12 Nov 2:00 pm. Cost: $100 + gst per webinar.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today. International day for Universal Access to Information. 2026 Theme: "Upholding Information Integrity in the Digital Age: The role of access to Information in addressing Information Disorder". But In #Aus 1/4 adults do not access the internet And 2/3 cannot use more than 1 step navig 1/2

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International Day for Universal Access to Information

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here for you again this year, our pro bono development 4 this week’s AFL Grand Final in Easy English. Share far and wide. - AFL grand final week - AFL grand final day. accesseasyenglish.com.au/access-easy-... or www.readee.com.au Email cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au to chat about your project

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It is true. Almost half of us have difficulty reading & understanding written information. Unbelievable?? Known fact. With the growing % in NAPLAN & PISA (adolescent international literacy) it is not going to reduce anytime soon. 1/4 www.accesseasyenglish.com.au

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sept 2 day #EasyEnglish course. Practical, small group, explicit teaching to begin your own development. Learn to create content that is easy to read for everyone. EGs accesseasyenglish.com.au/access-easy-... Tues 22/9 & Thurs 24/9: Online Bookings events.humanitix.com/22-september...

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our latest blog discussing Australian school NAPLAN results and its impact for their school journey and into adulthood.https://medium.com/@accesseasyenglish/student-literacy-and-its-impact-on-tomorrows-adult-literacy-skills-065338db515b?sharedUserId=accesseasyenglish

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Student literacy and its impact on tomorrow’s adult literacy skills

Yesterday the latest PISA literacy results for 14–15 year olds across the world were released. Its not great, and continues on a downward…

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Our work with @Optus Easy English for their Reconciliation Action. In 2 parts. Things Optus did in their last plan & their new plan 2026- 2028. www.optus.com.au/about/inclus... Or view here accesseasyenglish.com.au/access-easy-... Our writers are waiting for you cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Announcing our recent national award. medium.com/@accesseasye... Join our national & international clients. Chat to us about having your content developed for all people with low literacy, including those with intellectual disabilty by our award winning team. Cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au

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Award for excellence

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Sept. 2 day #EasyEnglish training. Practical, small group, explicit teaching to begin your own development. Learn to create content that is easy to read for everyone. EGs accesseasyenglish.com.au/access-easy-... Tues 22/9 & Thurs 24/9: Online Bookings events.humanitix.com/22-september...

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Our latest project in Easy English with #UnitingChurch Feedback and complaints process & a form,; front page has black footer plus Screen reader avail; front cover has blue footer. accesseasyenglish.com.au/uniting-chur... or safechurch.ucavictas.org.au/policies-pro...

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Some of our new resources in Easy English. Launched last week in Queensland by Transcend Australia - Your child is trans. How to help them. - Your child is trans. Things parents ask. - Your child is trans. How to care for you. transcend.org.au/resources/qu... 1/2

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

July #EasyEnglish training. Places available. Applies the evidence to make written information accessible for all. When: Mon 6 July & Wed 8 July. Where: Online Time: 9am to 5pm both days Cost $1,000 + gst More information & bookings. events.humanitix.com/6-july-and-8... 1/2

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6 July & 8 July 2026 Online - Learn Easy English 2 day writing course.

Get tickets on Humanitix - 6 July & 8 July 2026 Online - Learn Easy English 2 day writing course. hosted by Access Easy English. Online. Sunday 5th July 2026. Find event information.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We are hiring. 2 positions avail 1. Team Leader, Specialist Content Writer Work remotely, it is 20-30 hrs/week www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/Acce... 2. Specialist Content Writer. Work remotely, Min 25 hrs/week Potential for f/t. www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/Acce... Closes 5pm 21 May, 2026

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Team Leader / Specialist Content Writer - Australia Wide / Work from Home - Job in Melbourne - Access Easy English

Join the global leader in Easy English. Lead our writers in creating content for all people with low literacy. Remote: 20-30 hrs. Need practical mindset & strong management skills.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

New resource developed with CIRCA Research CIRCA engage with people who have English as a second language. This study - people with English as a second language and have a disabilty. Easy English and screen reader versions available. All resources accesseasyenglish.com.au/circa/ 1/2

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Last year #QDN developed an extensive set of tools for PWD to explore Housing options. This is the Easy English we developed to support people on their journey. www.readee.com.au/more-informa... More tools opening at the Easy Englsih development myhousingoptions.org.au/toolkit-down...

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Christmas can be complicated: a celebration, or loneliness & isolation, or just another day. Our latest pro bono development in Easy English: Suggestions from people we met in Nov at the ASID conference. At ReadEE: www.readee.com.au/things-you-l... or accesseasyenglish.com.au/christmas-yo...

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Award winning 2 day Easy English training. Get your 2026 spot now. Join from different time zones. When: - Tuesday/Thursday: 24 & 26 February, 2026 bit.ly/4agc4In - Monday/Wednesday: 11 & 13 MAy, 2026 bit.ly/48Dlzjt Where: Online Or Talk to us about training for your staff 1/2

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24 February & 26 February 2026 Online - Learn Easy English 2 day writing course.

Get tickets on Humanitix - 24 February & 26 February 2026 Online - Learn Easy English 2 day writing course. hosted by Access Easy English. Online. Monday 23rd February 2026. Find event information.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Easy English resource for Housing Choices. 6 books with worksheets. Access Easy English worked with Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) to create the Easy English. Part of Housing Choices resource, workbooks, interactive games, vidoes & more QDN developed. myhousingoptions.org.au 1/3

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

On #IDWPD25, we celebrate people with disability speaking up, having their say, & being included in decisions, policies and research that affects their lives. #National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) www.ndrp.org.au In Easy English accesseasyenglish.com.au/national-dis... 1/2

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This week we're at the ASID conference in Sydney. Come by to chat with Rachel and Cathy. We have lots of example resources to share & inspire you to join the journey to improve written information for all. Find out more here: asidconference.com.au See you there! 1/2

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

There is still time to book into any of our webinars this month. What are the needs of the 44% of adults with low literacy? Are you communicating with all these people? No? Does that make good business sense? Tomorrow Wed 12 November: Insights to LIteracy for Comms and Marketing staff 1/2

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Our recent project with Mornington Peninsula Council in Victoria. Thanks team. Easy English versions and a screen reader version of the Easy English text of the 1. Council plan bit.ly/4nMcWHH 2. Well Being plan. bit.ly/4qGxZ1b Or via Our work accesseasyenglish.com.au/access-easy-...

3 front covers of Easy English of the Well Being plan. Additonal text. Explore all 9 sections in Easy English of the Mornington Peninsula Council 4 year plan to make life better for all.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It is extremely hot in parts of #Qld now. There were extremely hot days in #Sydney this week too. #EasyEnglish we did @KnoxCC KNox City Council in Melbourne. It will be hot. Plan what you can do. Info on signs & symptoms of heat stress and more. www.readee.com.au/be-safe-knox 1/2 @

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Halloween is not far away. #EasyEnglish www.readee.com.au/things-you-l... Please share. The biggest request from people with low literacy is what is on, what to do & where to go. Yet this is rarely commissioned. How do we change that? Our goal is a story a week. @carolinebowen.bsky.social 1/3

2 front pages of 2 Easy English documents for Halloween developed by Access Easy English. 1. Text: A fun time. It may be a bit scary. It is Halloween. IMage front of house wth garden, with halloween pumpkin at door, black cat, spiders web and bat on the house. 2. Text: Trick or treat. Be safe. It is Halloween. Image. 3 people in costumes. they knock at a door.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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. medium.com/@accesseasye...

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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 · 20/10/2025

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. 1/4

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Selvaseelan Selvarajah @drselvarajah.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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 · 14/10/2025

Media releases for #PlainLanguageDay. #Blog 'New resources make reading fun and accessible.' medium.com/@accesseasye... Interviews & comment, projects Access Easy English: 0466 579 855 or cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au @equalaccesspublicmedia.org @victoriannews.com.au @theconversation.com

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#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... 1/2 @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 · 09/10/2025

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

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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/ 1/3 @sallymorganslt.bsky.social

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.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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. 1/2

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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.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Create written content accessible 4 people with low literacy that applies - #UniversalDesign principles - #ISO for Plain Language - uses words this audience uses & understands - framework that gives best opportunity to act on new idea, concept or thing Only #EasyEnglish. 1/7

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Easy English fact sheets for adults of all ages, covering topics like food, fitness, fun, health & much more. Our team at @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social worked with MyCPGuide to develop the 43 fact sheets with support for a more accessible webpage for people with low digital literacy. 1/5

Text: New resource alert! 43 fact sheets for adults of different ages: fun, food, fitness and more. Developed for My CP Guide. Image: front cover of one of the My CP Guide Easy English resources called You do things for fun. Picture on its cover is of a young man dancing with 2 friends; one is holding a drink. The man is in a wheelchair.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Key Word Sign Workshop #AACMonth #AACAwareness #AACdevice #AACSupport #KeyWordSign Thurs 16 & 23 Oct, 2025 Time: 9am to 1 pm both days (Melb time) Where: Online - highly interactive. Registration is open to anyone Cost: $350 + gst per person. events.humanitix.com/key-word-sig....

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Key Word Sign workshop Your presenter: Cathy Basterfield. Where: Online - highly interactive. Lots of sign practice. When: Thursday, 16 & 23 October, 2025 Time: 9 am to 1 pm both days (Melb time) events.humanitix.com/key-word-sig... @becsutherland.bsky.social @tricmc.bsky.social 1/3

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Plain Language Day October 13 Drop The Jargon Day October 23 What have they got to do with #EasyEnglish & accessible written info for people with low literacy? Well .... everything. Two free webinars to get started. Oct 13 bit.ly/42TLzni Oct 23 bit.ly/4pOkTOQ @a11ynews.bsky.social 1/3

Text graphic: What is Easy English and why do we need it? Free webinars.

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Help us get more Easy English developed that people really want to read. Talk to us about sponsoring a story. Our team area available for any other #EasyEnglish content development you need. Procure for any topic. go.bsky.app/9VEnVz @rohanconnolly65.bsky.social @virginialions.bsky.social 3/3

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Help people to know it is avail. With public holiday today in Vic, help to share it. www.readee.com.au/things-you-l... This is 1 of 3 fact sheets developed this week for the AFL Grand Final week celebrations. @6newsau.bsky.social @thinkreadhq.bsky.social @infolitgroup.bsky.social 2/3

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Get ready for Saturday. #AFL Grand Final Day. #EasyEnglish for all that is on, around the #MCG, other places to see the match in #Brisbane #Melb #Geelong. Don't forget fan days on Sunday for both teams #Geelong #Melbourne, then Monday @ @brisbanelions.bsky.social #Brisbane. Please share.1/3

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Access Easy English @accesseasyenglish.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Our latest blog. Our Easy English news stories at www.readee.com.au/things-you-l... All free to use. This week, AFL footy, Grand Final week 2025 activities. Eventually, this blog post will be the archive of older Easy English documents when events have ended. medium.com/@accesseasye... 1/3

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