Easy read resources are a valuable tool to use when supporting people with complex communication needs, supporting people who have difficulty in reading, and supporting people who English is not their first language.
The ECSN team are avid supporters of the use of these documents to support communication and assist people to understand things they are important for them. I decided to do some research and pull together a list of the different resources out there that are free and readily available.
I hope that you find this information helpful in your line of work.
The Council for intellectual disability has the following easy read resources available:
- Manage your money https://cid.org.au/resource/manage-your-money/
- Online meeting checklist https://cid.org.au/resource/online-meetings-checklist/
- Choosing your support worker https://cid.org.au/resource/choosing-your-support-worker/
- Wearing masks during Coronavirus https://cid.org.au/resource/wearing-masks-during-coronavirus/
- Friends – why are they important and who is a good friend https://cid.org.au/resource/friends/
- Anchor exercise to help you feel clam – what to do when anxious https://cid.org.au/resource/anchor-calming-exercise/
- Your service your rights – talking about good and bad services https://cid.org.au/resource/your-service-your-rights-cards/
- My safety plan – what to do in an emergency https://cid.org.au/resource/my-safety-plan/
- Staying safe from house fires https://cid.org.au/resource/staying-safe-from-house-fires/
- Viruses and staying healthy https://cid.org.au/resource/viruses-and-staying-healthy/
- How to cope with a heatwave https://cid.org.au/resource/how-to-cope-in-a-heatwave/
- What is Mental health https://cid.org.au/resource/mental-health-guide/
- Tip to help mental health https://cid.org.au/resource/tips-help-mental-health/
- Me and my doctor https://cid.org.au/resource/me-and-my-doctor-guide/
- After visiting the doctor https://cid.org.au/resource/after-visiting-the-doctor/
- Finding a new doctor https://cid.org.au/resource/finding-a-new-doctor-guide/
- Me and my medication https://cid.org.au/resource/me-and-my-medication-guide/
- Some signs of sickness https://cid.org.au/resource/some-signs-of-sickness-guide/
- Going to hospital for surgery https://cid.org.au/resource/going-to-hospital-for-surgery-guide/
- Do not call register https://cid.org.au/resource/do-not-call-register/
- Making a complaint about goods or services https://cid.org.au/resource/making-complaint-about-goods-or-services/
- What is a restrictive practice https://cid.org.au/resource/what-is-a-restrictive-practice/
- What to do if you have bee scammed https://cid.org.au/resource/what-to-do-if-youve-been-scammed/
- A good life – needs and dreams https://cid.org.au/resource/good-life-needs-and-dreams-workbook/
- A good life what do I know and hope for https://cid.org.au/resource/good-life-what-i-do-workbook/
- Setting goals – thinking about what you want https://cid.org.au/resource/setting-goals-thinking-about-what-you-want/
- Setting goals – where do I want to work? https://cid.org.au/resource/setting-goals-where-do-i-want-to-work/
WWILD has the following resources:
- What to do if someone hurts you https://wwild.org.au/victims-of-crime/
- What is counselling https://wwild.org.au/what-is-counselling/
- You deserve to be safe – sexual assault https://wwild.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WWILD_You-deserve-to-be-safe_web-accessible.pdf
- You deserve to be safe – domestic violence https://wwild.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/final_web_tagged-pdf-002.pdf
- Sexuality, relationships and your rights https://secca.org.au/sites/default/files/SECCA%20Sexuality%20Your%20Rights%20Web.pdf
- Pap Smear https://secca.org.au/sites/default/files/Pap-Smear-Pamphlet_0.pdf
- Safer sex and STIs https://secca.org.au/sites/default/files/SECCA%20Safer%20Sex%20DL%20Brochure_0.pdf
- Cyber safety https://secca.org.au/resources/cyber-safety
- Palliative Care Easy Read Resources – https://www.valid.org.au/ppalliative-carew-easy-read-resources-nbsp/
Sexual Assault Support Service
- What we do – https://www.sass.org.au/sites/default/files/resources/sass-what-we-do-easy-read-version.pdf
- What are my options – https://www.sass.org.au/sites/default/files/resources/sass-what-are-my-options-easy-read-version.pdf
- It’s happened to me – https://www.sass.org.au/sites/default/files/resources/sass-its-happened-me-easy-read-version.pdf
- How sexual behaviours can affect families – https://www.sass.org.au/sites/default/files/resources/sass-information-parents-and-carers-easy-read-version.pdf
- Pornography – how it affects young people – https://www.sass.org.au/sites/default/files/resources/sass-pornography-and-young-people-easy-read-version.pdf
This is a great sight with an A-Z of easy read documents from the United Kingdom covering all the topics below.
- Abuse & Keeping Safe
- Acne
- Alcohol
- Anaesthetic
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Back Pain
- Bank Account
- Bereavement
- BILD – Easy Read Resources
- Blood Pressure
- Brexit: EasyRead.info
- Brexit: Rights after Brexit
- Brexit: Why the UK is leaving the EU
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Care Act, The
- Coronavirus
- Dementia
- Dental
- Dentist
- Depression
- Diabetes (Type 2)
- Direct Payments
- Disability Discrimination Act
- Easy Health (Various leaflets)
- Employment
- End Of Life
- Epilepsy
- Eczema
- Eye Test
- Exercise
- Fire – Make your home safe.
- Food Shopping Online
- GDPR
- Hand Washing
- Hate Crime
- Heat Wave Advice
- Headache
- Health Resources (Various – UK)
- Health & Safety at Work
- Healthy Eating & Being Active
- Human Rights Act
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)
- Job Interview
- Keeping Well
- Laws: How they are made.
- LGBT – Health & Wellbeing Resources
- Medications – Various Easy Read Leaflets
- Menopause
- Mental Capacity Act
- Mental Health
- Mobile Phones
- Money at home
- MP : Member of Parliament
- NHS (England) – Easy Read Information.
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Online Safety
- Personal Budgets
- Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
- Politics
- Prison: Prisoner Handbook
- Prison (Various Resources)
- Prostate
- Recipes
- Relationships
- Safeguarding
- Safety in the sun
- Schizophrenia
- Shared Lives
- Shopping Online
- Social Distancing
- Tenancy Agreement (Editable)
- Tinnitus
- Voting
Disclaimer:
EasyRead.info does not endorse the content of links, has no affiliation to their authors nor can we provide support, guidance or input to any of the documents contained. The above free library is provided for reference only and no documents are hosted on EasyRead.info (excluding those produced and published by our organisation). You should ensure that regard is taken for any guidance contained within each document or website in respect of redistribution, rights, costs attributed or acknowledgements required. Always follow official health advice.
These resources are for people with low literacy, or with intellectual or cognitive disability. They are in Easy Read format, sometimes known as ‘Easy English’.
- Being safe online – https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-02/Easy%20English-Being%20Safe%20Online.pdf
- What you can d about image based abuse – https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/Easy%20English_What%20you%20can%20do%20about%20image%20based%20abuse_web%20accessible.pdf
- What you can do about abuse through technology – https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/Easy%20English_What%20you%20can%20do%20about%20abuse%20through%20technology_web%20%5Baccessible%5D.pdf
- Supporting your choices – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/supporting_your_choices_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
- What is safeguarding? – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/what_is_safeguarding_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
- Eliminating restrictive practices – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/eliminating_restrictive_practices_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
- About complaints – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/about_complaints_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
- Code of Conduct – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/code_of_conduct_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
- Consultation – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/consultation_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
- Making Services Better – https://ideaswa.net/upload/editor/files/making_services_better_-_easy_read_with_images.docx
Development Disability WA
- Covid – 19 Easy Read Resources – https://ddwa.org.au/covid-19-information/covid-19-easy-read-resources/
- Sharing your experience with the Disability Royal Commission – https://ddwa.org.au/sharing-your-experience-with-the-disability-royal-commission/
- How to enrol to vote – https://ddwa.org.au/how-to-vote/
- Advocacy – https://ddwa.org.au/support-info/advocacy/
- Individual Advocacy – https://ddwa.org.au/services/individual-advocacy/
- Getting help from an advocate – https://ddwa.org.au/getting-help-from-an-advocate/
- New Disability information Helpline (Covid – 19) – https://ddwa.org.au/new-disability-information-helpline-1800-643-787/
- DDWA Advocacy service – https://ddwa.org.au/ddwa-advocacy-service/
- Sexuality Relationship and Your Rights – https://ddwa.org.au/resources/sexuality-relationships-and-your-rights/
Western Australia Individualised Services
WAiS have a large variety of easy read documents to assistance people in the following areas:
- Choosing a Service Provider – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/WAIS0038_Choosing-A-Service-Workbook_TAG_HR.pdf
- Self-Management – engaging your own supports – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Hiring_Your_Own_Support_Workers___ER-1.pdf
- Planning resources – A range of resources have been designed and developed to support people and families to think about some things that may be helpful when planning – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/resources/planning/
- NDIS resources – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/national-disability-insurance-scheme-resources/
- Starting a business – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/resources/starting-a-small-business/
- Supported Decision Making – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/resources/supported-decision-making/
- My life, Your Life, Our life: A guide for flat mates, Home sharers and co-residents – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/individualised-services/my-life-your-life-our-life/
- Planning for a Good Life – view the ‘Introduction to Planning’ video and the ‘How to Use This Resource’ video. Then you can choose from the 11 planning areas to explore at your leisure – https://waindividualisedservices.org.au/online-courses/planning-for-a-good-life/
