Health literacy for the most vulnerable

Background

People with low literacy are rarely considered in the development of health literacy content. Currently 44% of the adult Australian population do not have the literacy to manage a range of day to day reading tasks. When it comes to health literacy 60% of adults do not have the health literacy to manage a range of health information.

Also consider when any person attends ER, or receives a complex or life limiting diagnosis or is a person who does not usually engage in health services.........At some point every person is likely to be a vulnerable reader in their health journey.

For almost 20 years Easy English content has been developed in Australia. Few people are aware of Easy English, or its applicability across all the population. Easy English is developed to an average of grade 1.6 reading skill development, yet is adult content. It is supported with clear and specific images to support the text with a clear and uncluttered layout. Check out lots of examples here https://accesseasyenglish.com....  This compares with Easy Read development, which is descibed as plain language with pictures and has an average of grade 6.5 reading skill development. This is not accessible for people with low health literacy.

Join Cathy Basterfield, international leading consultant and developer of Easy English or in other languages Easy {your language} in discussing what must be created for the vast majority of our population with low health literacy.

Hear what different people with low health literacy say about having access to Easy English information on their health journey. 

When:    Wednesday 27 November 2024

Where:   Online

Time:      1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Melbourne time (AEST summer time) (2 hours)

Cost:      $200 + gst

Workshop suitable for:

Anyone who writes information for the public, eg: health communications and marketing staff, policiy writers, therapists, disability advocates, ethics teams, researchers, local council staff, government department staff and government agency staff, NDIS staff, My Aged Care staff, Health Promotions staff, ..........

And

Anyone who writes for their own staff - safety information, leave, job descriptions, entitlements, 

Not sure if this is right for you?

Examples of our projects at https://accesseasyenglish.com

or

Call Cathy Basterfield 0466 579 855 or email cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au 

How to register 

Pay with a Credit Card using the Humantix 'Buy Tickets Now' tab.

or

Request an invoice for Accounts Payable. Email cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au .

Access Easy English is owned by Cathy Basterfield.


Your trainer: Cathy is a trained Speech Pathologist, with more than 35 years’ experience working with people with complex communication needs.

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

Cathy has a national and international reputation in the development of Easy English and is acknowledged by her peers as a highly skilled and experienced practitioner in the field of Easy English.

Cathy was awarded a Victorian Government Ethel Temby scholarship for an investigative study into international trends and accreditation for Easy English writing and publications.

Cathy is a published author and is a regular invited keynote international speaker on this subject matter.

In 2023 Cathy has presented papers in Australia, Austria, Portugal, Italy and New Zealand. In January 2024 she presented in South Korea and USA.

Cathy and her team are recognised for their Easy English work with multiple national and international awards:

• International Zero Project Shortlist for 2023
• International Global Award 2022 – Most Outstanding Communicator for people with Disability in the World
• Australian National Enablement Award 2022 - Most Outstanding Communicator in the NDIS Sector
• APAC Insider Small Business Award 2022 for our Easy English training
• Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI )– COVIDSafe Business Community Award Finalist 2022. For our pro bono COVID19 content development.

See more at www.accesseasyenglish.com.au  

Cathy is a member of

• Speech Pathology Australia. Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist https://www.speechpathologyaus...
• AGOSCI
• ASID
• IASSIDD
• PLAIN
• Easy Language International Network
• Key Word Sign Australia.