Our goal with this project was and still is to help people communicate in a more accessible way. This can be by promoting and improving easy-to-read trainings for adults, raising awareness for the topic or spreading the idea further. We wanted to exchange our perspectives and best practices, learn from each other, combine our expertise, create new training material, foster networking opportunities and establish long-lasting partnerships beyond the project. This way, we keep doing our part for a more inclusive society across Europe.
More than half of the adult population is facing texts that are too complex for them to understand on a regular basis. They need information to be provided in an easier, more accessible way. The reasons for this need range from intellectual disabilities to not being a native speaker. Information is key to fully participating in society, to know our rights and duties, to make our own decisions. That is why we need to make information more accessible and easier to understand, for instance by using easy-to-read language. With this project, we want to contribute to a more inclusive society by improving easy-to-read and accessibility trainings for adults, raising awareness and creating networks. This way, we contribute to a more inclusive communication culture. We applied for this transnational cooperation project so that important information will be understood by more of our fellow European citizens.