Easy Read hub​

Making government information accessible to people with intellectual disability​

Easy Read aims to make information more accessible to more people. Easy Read formats present complex information in a simplified, easy-to-understand way. This is helpful for people with intellectual disabilities, low literacy, or for those whose first language is not English. 

Launched in 2024, nsw.gov.au’s Easy Read hub contains helpful information on topics most useful to people with intellectual disability, including education, emergency, housing and employment. The information is written in plain language and presented in a larger text size, with images to aid in readability and comprehension.​

Centralising this content in one Easy Read hub results in clearer communication and improved disability inclusion.​

Achievements

The NSW Government is committed to accessibility and disability inclusion, working towards making all government documents that are relevant to people with intellectual disability available in Easy Read by 2025. New Easy Read content can be published by any NSW Government agency with publishing access to nsw.gov.au.

Engagement

The Easy Read hub was developed with accessibility and Easy Read experts, including Easy Read Australia, The Information Access Group and the Council for Intellectual Disability.​

Department leading the project

Department of Customer Service​