“Easy read”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Easy read is a method of presenting written English to make it easier to understand for people with difficulty reading.

Typically, Easy read uses sentences that should be no more than ten to fifteen words, and each sentence should have just one idea and one verb. Active sentences are used instead of passive sentences. Easy read is closely edited, to express ideas in a small number of simple words. Any difficult word or idea is explained in a separate sentence.^[1]

The Plain English statement: "Thank you for your letter asking for permission to put up posters in the library. Before we can give you an answer we will need to see a copy of the posters to make sure they won’t offend anyone." could be rewritten to Easy read as follows:

"Thank you for your letter about your poster. We need to see the poster before we put it up. This is because it must not offend anyone. Offend means upset people."

An Easy read document is usually presented in at least 14-point text, is limited to 24 pages of content, and often uses carefully selected images to support comprehension.

The UK Government promotes the use of Easy read across the public sector, in order to increase access to public services.^[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Guidance: Accessible communication formats|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-communication/accessible-communication-formats#easy-read-and-makaton|website=gov.uk|accessdate=17 May 2017}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Making written information easier to understand for people with learning disabilities|date=2010|publisher=Department of Health|url=http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/docs/iod/easy-read-guidance.pdf|accessdate=17 May 2017|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130812104657/http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/docs/iod/easy-read-guidance.pdf|archivedate=12 August 2013|df=}}

External links

{{cite web |url=https://www.ag.gov.au/About/RoyalCommissions/Documents/easy-read-terms-of-reference.pdf |title=About the Terms of Reference: Easy Read version |work=Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability |publisher=Australian Government |date=April 2019 }}{{spaced endash}}an example of an Easy read document published in Australia in 2019.

1 : Accessible information