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.

Join us for Drop the Jargon Day to get some tips and resources to expand your reach with Easy English, the most accessible text 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 more than 35 years’ experience.

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

Cathy is acknowledged by her peers as a highly experienced practitioner in the field of Easy English.

She is recognised as being at the forefront of the development of Easy English in Australia, being one of the first practitioners in this specialist field nearly 20 years ago. This includes the development of quality standards and benchmarks for Easy English and writing the first 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.

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.