Developing Accessible Communication Resources using Easy English

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Easy English is a writing style that is simple and easy to understand.

Writing in Easy English enables access to information for people who may find it difficult to understand English. This includes persons with intellectual disabilities or anyone whose first language is not English.

This supports persons with intellectual disabilities in participating meaningfully in schools, workplaces and beyond.

Athlete leaders from Special Olympics Asia Pacific shared more about developing accessible communication resources at the 2022 ASID (Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability) Conference. You can watch their presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0-XsFT9WgU&t=528s