Drop the Jargon Day: Introduction to accessible content

Does jargon make you sick? Is your message getting through? 

44% of Australian adults live with low literacy, and struggle with everyday reading tasks from bus timetables to recipes. That means your carefully created consumer engagement materials may be missing the mark. When it is about your heatlth, more than 60% of people have difficulty understanding and using the information.

Join us for Drop the Jargon Day to get some tips and resources to expand your reach with Easy English, the most accessible format. Discover what Easy English is, why it matters, and how it can help your message reach the people who need it most.

When:    Thursday, 23 October 2025

Where:   Online via Zoom

Time:     12:00 noon - 12:30 pm Melbourne time (AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

Cost:      Free

Suitable for people working in community engagement, marketing and communications, or community education in health, safety, or any other field.

Bookings
Confirm your registration using the Humanitix 'Get tickets' tab. We will send you a zoom link 2 days before the start of the event.

Access Easy English is owned by Cathy Basterfield.

Cathy is a trained speech pathologist, with nearly 40 years’ experience working with people with multiple and complex communication needs.

She has a national and international reputation in the development of Easy English.

She is recognised as a pioneer in the development of Easy English in Australia and internationally, being the first practitioner in this specialist field 20 years ago. This includes the development of quality standards and benchmarks for Easy English and writing the first and subsequent guidelines for writing Easy English.  This is still the basis of quality Easy English.

Cathy is a published author, invited plenary speaker and presents at national and international conferences on this subject matter regularly.

The team have received 5 national and international awards for their work, in 2022.

See more at www.accesseasyenglish.com.au  

Your presenter is Jodie van de Wetering.  Jodie was an ABC reporter and broadcaster for 13 years, including work for The Queensland Country Hour and regional postings across Queensland and New South Wales.  They are also experienced in corporate communications in the disability sector, supporting agencies’ communication with service users, stakeholders, funding partners and the broader public. As a specialist content writer with Access Easy English they create accessible resources so everybody, of all backgrounds and abilities, has access to information they need to be informed, safe and empowered.