The international Easy-to-Read Network is open to everybody who is professionally interested and engaged in easy-to-read matters.
Easy-to-read is basically about an open society. Easy-to-Read is based on democracy, accessibility and participation. Everybody should have the right to information, news and literature on their own conditions. In many countries 25 percent or more of the adult population have difficulties in reading ordinary texts.
The aim of the Easy-to-Read Network is to
- inform about easy-to-read and increase the knowledge of the easy-to-read concept,
- make people more aware of the needs for easy-to-read,
- be a place for contacts all over the world on easy-to-read matters,
- make exchange of information, ideas and experiences possible,
- facilitate co-operation between people and organizations in different countries.
- open up for joint venture projects,
- raise funds for joint venture projects,
- encourage and inititate research about easy-to-read,
- arrange courses in easy-to-read,
- stimulate new easy-to-read establishments.
The Easy-to-Read Network is open to publishers, producers, writers, journalists, photographers, illustrators, marketers, librarians and people engaged in organizations and companies. Everyone is welcome to use the Network, to register in the mail list, to spread information, to seek partnership, to test drafts and ideas etc.
The Easy-to-read Network will seek co-operation with IFLA, Crimea conference, UNESCO and EU within the Sokrates Programme etc.
Here you can find information about
Easy-to-Read in different countries: