ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION EASY READ GUIDELINES PART1.

Accessible information you may use for someone who is Dyslexic.

The accessible information guidelines are not only there to support people with Dyslexia but other disabilities and health problems too. The guidelines will help people in different ways, but they won’t always help everyone. I will underline the guidelines of what could be likely to support most people with Dyslexia.

•        People with disabilities understand it’s not always easy for people to make information accessible for us due to cuts in funding and materials different places have got. 

•        All the same, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be asked what is accessible to us so you are aware of how you can make information accessible if or, and, when what you can.

•        Ask people what is easy to read to them!

•        Ask people with learning disabilities how we would like our information done!

•         Does the person need larger print?

•        Do some people like most of their information in bold?

•        Would people like their information in a different way?

•        Use words that we use all the time.

•        Write in short word and clear short sentences.

•         Just have one idea in each sentence.

•        This means shorting words or a few letters.

•        Using fewer words

•         You may need to look in a thesaurus to find short words for long we word.

•        People with disabilities understand there are some short words can't always be found for longswords, they may need to understand what the information is about if you can’t make it an easy to read for them.

•         Most people may not be able to read or and understand long words that you can't find for short words.

•        Use one active verb for eg; John loves Mary, not Mary is loved by John.

•        Think about key points that can be made easier for the person!

•        Don't use words that the only specialist would understand or acronyms.

•        Write words that we use all the time.