Hello from the Easy Read Online team and welcome to this month’s update.
February’s highlight projects
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
We were pleased to work with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on a piece of work around sharing good practices in supporting disabled people to participate in their communities. We hope that this valuable piece of work can support people to become more involved with their communities around the world.
Queen’s Nursing Institute
We have also been supporting the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) to produce an Easy Read version of their Community Learning Disability Nursing Standards. The Standards are for nurses who give local community and home care to people with a learning disability. The Easy Read version of the Standards will help people with a learning disability to understand the level of care they can expect to receive.
The National Lottery
We have worked with the National Lottery on various projects and most recently we’re producing an Easy Read version of their Climate Action Fund application pack. The Easy Read pack will make the application process more accessible to people around the UK who want to apply for funding towards their projects that aim to tackle climate change.
Free content!
Pharmacy First explainer
Last week we published an Easy Read explainer about the government’s new scheme, Pharmacy First.
This is a way for people to get treatment for some illnesses at the pharmacy without having to get a prescription from the GP.
You can see the Easy Read here - feel free to share!
Welcome to the newest member of our team
A warm welcome to Victoria who joined the team this month as a technical writer. She has quickly picked up the Easy Read ropes and recently completed her first document for the Health Research Authority. Welcome to the team Victoria!
Our team has grown quickly over the last 6 months and we’re now eleven strong, with another new member set to join the ranks later in March! You can read more about the full team on our website:
I Need Easy Read campaign
Earlier this month we met with the I Need Easy Read campaign group at Mencap Liverpool and Sefton to talk about launching the campaign and raising its profile. Watch this space!
Our campaign website is now live and you can have a look here:
You can keep up to date with the campaign by following the social media channels:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ineedeasyread
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ineedeasyread
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ineedeasyread
Thank you
That’s all from us for this month. Thank you to all of the clients we have worked with, it’s been a pleasure to support your work in creating accessible information.
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Best wishes
The Easy Read Online team