We specialise in accessibility
We create documents that are easy to read and websites that are easy to use
You know accessibility is something you should be doing, but you may not be so sure why, or how, to go about it.
Maybe you’re not sure if it’s worth the investment of time or resources.
Easy Read is sometimes called Easy English or simple English.
The Easy Read format presents information in a way that is very easy to understand. In its simplest form, it uses images to support text, large font sizes and plenty of white space. Easy Read is currently used extensively for audiences with disability. However, it is also becoming more widely used for audiences with low literacy levels or where English is an additional language.
Literacy is the ability to understand, evaluate, use and engage with written texts to take part in society, reach goals, and develop knowledge and potential.
Did you know that, in Australia today, over 40% of adults have a literacy level below what is considered enough to get by in everyday life?
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Our latest work
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March 2021
Recently, the South Australian Government published its Inclusive SA Annual Report 2019–2020. This report explains what the South Australian Government has achieved, and what it will do over the ...
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March 2021
The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has published its Final Report. We worked very closely with the Royal Commission team to edit the Final Report. The process ...
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December 2020
The Australian Government has just released its 2020 Annual Progress Report. The report outlines how it is meeting the Child Abuse Royal Commission’s recommendations. This was our third consecutive ...
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December 2020
The Australian Government has published a statement of its commitment to a new National Disability Strategy. This statement outlines what all levels of government will do to create an accessible ...
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December 2020
The Disability Royal Commission recently published its report on the COVID-19 hearing. The report focuses on the experiences of people with disability during the pandemic. The report outlines a series ...
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December 2020
A series of important changes are coming to the NDIS in 2021. These changes include the introduction of independent assessments and resetting the Early Childhood Early Intervention approach to make ...
18.5% of the Australian population has a disability – that's 4.25 million people.
More than 40% of adults in Australia have very low levels of literacy.
44% of people have very low levels of computer skills.
Latest news
Technology, ethics and human rights
9 September 2021
People with disability need to have access to information about their everyday lives. This is important as a basic human right, and for privacy, safety and protection from discrimination. They also need the opportunity to have a say about decisions that affect their lives. To make sure this happens, they might need both accessible technology and the opportunity to have a conversation with the right person. The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its Final Report into Human Rights and Technology.
Read more about the report here.
A new era for the Information Access Group
30 August 2021
It is with a mixture of excitement and sadness that our Founder, Lyndall Thomas, announces that, after more than 12 years at the helm, she is passing on the baton. Sean de Kretser, a trusted member of our team who has been with us for nearly five years, has taken on the leadership of the Information Access Group through an internal management buyout. Sean is a respected colleague who shares our business purpose and commitment to our team.
Make your branding more accessible
25 August 2021
Being on brand doesn’t have to come at the cost of being accessible. You can have a unique design while including people with different vision impairments. There are many elements that create the foundation of an accessible brand, such as colour contrast, larger text sizes, clear fonts and sentence case.
